Edible insects are being promoted as a sustainable and inexpensive alternative of enhancing nutrition because they can provide proteins, good fats such as the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), calcium, vitamins, and energy. But little is known regarding what drives individuals to consume insec...
Pambo, K.O.
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Okello, J.J.
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Mbeche, R.M.
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Kinyuru, J.N.
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[Means-End chain approach explains motivations to consume insect-based foods: the case of Cricket-Scones in Kenya]
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Means-End chain approach explains motivations to consume insect-based foods: the case of Cricket-Scones in Kenya
In the coming decades, feeding the expanded global population nutritiously and sustainably will require substantial improvements to the global food system worldwide. The main challenge will be to produce more food with the same or fewer resources. Food security has four dimensions: food availabil...
Devaux, A.
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Goffart, J.
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Petsakos, A.
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Kromann, P.
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Gatto, M.
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Okello, J.J.
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Suarez, V.
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Hareau, G.
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[Global food security, contributions from sustainable potato agri-food systems.]
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Global food security, contributions from sustainable potato agri-food systems.
Food insecurity has become a key issue in the field of development in recent years with major inadequate intake of vitamin A-rich foods. Specifically, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a major health problem among poor developing-country households, especially in Africa. Efforts to combat VAD cu...
Okello, J.J.
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Sindi, K.
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Shikuku, K.
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McEwan, M.
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Low, J.W.
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[A study of household food security and adoption of biofortified crop varieties in Tanzania: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato]
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A study of household food security and adoption of biofortified crop varieties in Tanzania: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato