Milk is among the most researched animal products, counting more evidence available than any other animal-source food. Yet important challenges and knowledge gaps still exist; it presents nevertheless a wealth of opportunities to leverage nutrition, quite often context-specific. This chapter cove...
Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Omore, Amos O.
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Omosa, Esther B.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Agrifood systems in low- and middle-income countries: Status and opportunities for smallholder dairy in LMIC]
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Agrifood systems in low- and middle-income countries: Status and opportunities for smallholder dairy in LMIC
Banana is an important crop for food and income in Burundi. However, average annual yields are low (5 t/ha) because of low and declining soil fertility, and pest and disease pressure. To help overcome the challenges to banana production in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, the Consortium ...
Kamira, M.
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Crichton, R.J.
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Kanyaruguru, J.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Blomme, Guy
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Njukwe, E.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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[Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi]
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Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi
Pests and diseases are among the main reasons for low banana productivity in smallholder farming systems in the central African highlands, where the crop is an important staple, In parts of Rwanda, Burundi and North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, diseases such a...
Ouma, Emily A.
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Dubois, T.
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Kabunga, N.
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Nkurunziza, S.
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Qaim, M.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach]
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Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach
Milk is a nutrient-dense food product, which contributes importantly to healthy diets, especially of children and women, but also of adolescents and the elderly. The composition properties can vary during the production and processing procedures but remain of high nutritional value. Milk supply i...
Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Galiè, Alessandra
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Omore, Amos O.
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Omosa, Esther B.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Contribution of milk production to food and nutrition security]
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Contribution of milk production to food and nutrition security