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Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community-based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity...


Boedecker, J.Odhiambo Odour, F.Lachat, C.Damme, P. vanKennedy, G.Termote, C.[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya

Biodiversity is key for human and environmental health. Available dietary and ecological indicators are not designed to assess the intricate relationship between food biodiversity and diet quality. We applied biodiversity indicators to dietary intake data from and assessed associations with diet ...


Lachat, C.Raneri, Jessica E.Walker Smith, K.Kolsteren, P.Damm, P. vanVerzelen, K.Penafiel, D.Vanhove, W.Kennedy, G.Hunter, D.Oduor Odhiambo, F.Ntandou-Bouzitou, G.D.Baets, B. deRatnasekera, D.The Ky, H.Remans, R.Termote, C.[Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets]Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets

Smallholder agriculture is an important source of livelihoods in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In these regions the highest concentrations of nutritionally vulnerable populations are found. Agricultural development needs to be nutrition-sensitive, and contribute simultaneously to improving h...


Timler, C.Alvarez, S.DeClerck, F.Remans, R.Raneri, J.Estrada Carmona, N.Mashingaidze, N.Abe Chatterjee, S.Chiang, T.W.Termote, C.Yang, R-Y.Descheemaeker, K.Brouwer, I.D.Kennedy, G.Tittonell, P.A.Groot, J.C.J.[Exploring solution spaces for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Kenya and Vietnam]Exploring solution spaces for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Kenya and Vietnam

Improving infant and young child feeding is an effective intervention to improve child growth. A cross-sectional study followed by observation of selected households was used to establish the most popular foods given to children 12–59 months old in Bukoba and Kiboga districts of Tanzania and Ugan...


Ekesa, B.Nabuuma, D.Kennedy, G.[Content of iron and vitamin A in common foods given to children 12–59 months old from North Western Tanzania and Central Uganda]Content of iron and vitamin A in common foods given to children 12–59 months old from North Western Tanzania and Central Uganda

The current ways that planetary resources are used to produce and consume food are raising significant concerns about the impact on nutrition, health and sustainability. A major reorientation of our food systems is needed in terms of both activities and governance. This paper describes the import...


Kennedy, G.Hunter, D.Garrett, J.Padulosi, S.[Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets]Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets

Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are used to promote and maintain healthy eating in a population, by providing country-specific guidance. However, many African countries like Ethiopia do not have FBDGs. This paper describes the methodology for the development of Ethiopian FBDGs and for creat...


Bekele, T.H.de Vries, J.J.H.M.Trijsburg, L.Feskens, E.Covic, N.Kennedy, G.Brouwer, Inge D.[Methodology for developing and evaluating food-based dietary guidelines and a Healthy Eating Index for Ethiopia: a study protocol]Methodology for developing and evaluating food-based dietary guidelines and a Healthy Eating Index for Ethiopia: a study protocol

Undernutrition in developing countries continues to affect 780 million people resulting in poor growth and development; increasing the burden of disease and imposing a number of costs on the affected countries. The aim of this study was to establish the dietary diversity and consumption patterns...


Nabuuma, D.Ekesa, B.Kennedy, G.[Dietary diversity among smallholder households in Bukoba district, Tanzania and Kiboga district, Uganda]Dietary diversity among smallholder households in Bukoba district, Tanzania and Kiboga district, Uganda

Due to their limited access to the external productive inputs and the dependency on rain-fed agricultural production, small scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have continued to face undernutrition despite the significant advancements in agriculture. They however often live in areas endowed with ...


Oduor, F.O.Boedecker, J.Kennedy, G.Termote, C.[Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya]Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya

The relationship between human nutrition and the use of available resources to feed the planet's growing population demands greater attention from decision makers at all levels of governance. Indicators with dual environmental sustainability and food and nutrition security goals can encourage and...


Sokolow, J.Kennedy, G.Attwood, S.[Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability]Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability

Background: Dietary diversity is a key element of diet quality but diets of women of reproductive age (WRA; 15-49 y) in resource-poor settings are often deficient in a range of micronutrients. Previous work demonstrated relationships between simple food group diversity indicators (FGI) and micron...


Martin-Prevel, Y.Arimond, M.Allemand, P.Wiesmann, D.Ballard, T.J.Deitchler, M.Dop, M.C.Kennedy, G.Lartey, A.Lee, W.T.K.Moursi, M.[Development of a dichotomous indicator for population-level assessment of the dietary diversity of women of reproductive age]Development of a dichotomous indicator for population-level assessment of the dietary diversity of women of reproductive age

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