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In response to changing urban food systems, short supply chains have been advocated to meet urban food needs while building more sustainable urban food systems. Despite an increasing interest in urban food supply and the flows of food from production to consumption, there is a lack of empirical s...


Karg, H.Drechsel, PayAkoto-Danso, Edmund K.Glaser, R.Nyarko, G.Buerkert, Andreas[Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities]Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities

Development partners and public investors assume that spate irrigation reduces household poverty and malnutrition. This article examines whether the poverty profiles of smallholder farmers and the nutritional outcomes of their children have improved as a result of using spate irrigation. The stud...


Hagos, FitsumMulugeta, A.Langan, Simon J.Lefore, NicoleAbebe, Yenenesh[Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia]Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia
Muñoz López, M.M.Revelo, MCPachón, Helena[El consumo y la producción familiar de frijol, maíz, yuca, batata y arroz en un municipio rural en Colombia: evaluación de la posibilidad de implementar la biofortificación de cultivos]El consumo y la producción familiar de frijol, maíz, yuca, batata y arroz en un municipio rural en Colombia: evaluación de la posibilidad de implementar la biofortificación de cultivos

Nutrition insecurity among urban poor in modernizing Asian metropolises is a critical issue. It is well recognized that in urban Asia the poor are food insecure. Across Asia the food retail environment is transforming rapidly, in which supermarkets increasingly replace traditional food vending, l...


Trijsburg, L.Talsma, E.F.de Vries, J.H.M.Kennedy, G.Kuijsten, A.Brouwer, Inge D.[Diet quality indices for research in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review]Diet quality indices for research in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare food consumption and dietary diversity in smallholder cassava value chain households (CVCHs) and non-cassava value chain households (non-CVCHs). Design/methodology/approach A total of 572 rural households were selected using multi-stage sampling fr...


Samuel, F.O.Akinwande, B.A.Opasola, R.O.Azeez, L.A.Abass, A.B.[Food intake among smallholder cassava value chain households]Food intake among smallholder cassava value chain households

Food insecurity is a recurrent problem in northern Ghana. Food grown during the rainy season is often insufficient to meet household food needs, with some households experiencing severe food insecurity for up to five months in a year. Flood recession agriculture (FRA) – an agricultural practice t...


Balana, Bedru B.Sanfo, S.Barbier, B.Williams, TimothyKolavalli, S.[Assessment of flood recession agriculture for food security in northern Ghana: an optimization modelling approach]Assessment of flood recession agriculture for food security in northern Ghana: an optimization modelling approach
Autor: Jansen, G.P.

Data from a household survey were used to investigate levels and patterns of dairy product consumption in northern Nigeria. The data were sorted by income category, ethnic group and geographic location. Dairy products were grouped into traditional and imported products. Per capita consumption ave...


Jansen, G.P.[Dairy consumption in northern Nigeria: Implications for development policies]Dairy consumption in northern Nigeria: Implications for development policies

Background. Optimal feeding of infants and young children in developing countries includes daily feeding of animal-source foods. Objective. To evaluate constraints on the availability of animal-source foods at the community level, access to animal-source foods at the household level, and intake ...


Pachón, HelenaSimondon, KBFall, STMenon, PRuel, MTHotz, CCreed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.Arce, B.Liria Dominguez, MRFrongillo, E.A.Brown, D.L.[Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries]Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries

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