The class of root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops encompasses banana and plantain, cassava, potato, sweet potato, taro, yam and a number of lesser cultivated and consumed root and tuber crops. RTB are the second most important group of crops in LDCs after cereals. RTB are vital for food security, w...
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a preventable tragedy that affects millions of people, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these people rely on diets based on cassava as a source of calories. During the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to identify sources o...
Ceballos, H.
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Davrieux, Fabrice
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Belalcázar, John
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Andersson, Meike S.
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[Carotenoids in Cassava Roots]
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Carotenoids in Cassava Roots
The study “His and hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households” is a research project lead by CIAT and the University of Florida. This project is part of the Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions initiative funded ...
Muriel, Juliana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Lopera, Diana Carolina
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Useche, Pilar
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González, Carolina
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Consenza, Emma
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[His and Hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households. Methods guide: Designing and implementation of data collection tools]
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His and Hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households. Methods guide: Designing and implementation of data collection tools
This Info Note considers three metrics widely used in development projects due to their ease of implementation: Household Dietery Diversity Score (HDDS), Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) and Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), which act to principally evaluate th...
Lopera, Diana Carolina
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González, Carolina
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Useche, Pilar
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Talsma, Elise F.
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[Household Food Security: Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”]
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Household Food Security: Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”