With the growing demands from a population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it is unclear how our current global food system will meet future food needs. Ensuring that all people have access to adequate and nutritious food produced in an environmentally and socio-culturally sustainable...
Vinceti, B.
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Ickowitz, A.
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Powell, B.
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Kehlenbeck, K.
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Termote, C.
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Cogill, B.
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Hunter, D.
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[The contribution of forest foods to sustainable diets: Background paper for the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition, FAO, Rome, 13-15 May 2013]
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The contribution of forest foods to sustainable diets: Background paper for the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition, FAO, Rome, 13-15 May 2013
Assessing progress towards healthier people, farms and landscapes through nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) requires transdisciplinary methods with robust models and metrics. Farm-household models could facilitate disentangling the complex agriculture-nutrition nexus, by jointly assessing per...
Estrada Carmona, Natalia
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Raneri, Jessica E.
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Álvarez, S.
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Timler, Carl J.
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Abe Chatterjee, S.
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Ditzler, L.
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Kennedy, G.
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Remans, R.
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.
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Talsma, E.F.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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[A model-based exploration of farm-household livelihood and nutrition indicators to guide nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions]
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A model-based exploration of farm-household livelihood and nutrition indicators to guide nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions
The results of the Home Garden Project presented in these Workshop Proceedings contribute to national and global strategies for including home gardens as a distinct and important component of in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity. The national and comparative studies have also begun to establi...
Watson, J.W.
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Eyzaguirre, Pablo B.
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[Home gardens and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources in farming systems: Proceedings of the second international home gardens workshop, 17-19 July 2001, Witzenhausen, Germany]
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Home gardens and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources in farming systems: Proceedings of the second international home gardens workshop, 17-19 July 2001, Witzenhausen, Germany
Zonneveld, M. van
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Ramírez, M.
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Williams, D.
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Petz, M.
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Meckelmann, S.
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Avila, T.
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Bejarano, C.
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Rios, L.
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Libreros, D.
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Scheldeman, Xavier
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[Exploration of underutilized crop diversity of Capsicum peppers in their primary center of diversity in Bolivia and Peru]
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Exploration of underutilized crop diversity of Capsicum peppers in their primary center of diversity in Bolivia and Peru
Wong, W.W.W.
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Lani, J.
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Lamers, H.A.H.
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[Production and management of an underutilized fruit: Aroi-Aroi (Garcinia forbesii King) in home gardens and orchards]
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Production and management of an underutilized fruit: Aroi-Aroi (Garcinia forbesii King) in home gardens and orchards
In the latest phase of this project, the International Potato Center (CIP) works with a range of stakeholders to improve dietary diversity and fight malnutrition by introducing biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato and other selected vegetables (pro Vitamin A maize, grand nuts, and moringa) as ...
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.
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Odhiambo Odour, F.
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Lachat, C.
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Damme, P. van
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Kennedy, G.
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Termote, C.
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[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]
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Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya
Agricultural biodiversity is shrinking very fast. That said, there are still a few farmers who continue to maintain, innovate and disseminate fruit tree diversity in their home gardens and orchards. The study was conducted in 36 communities of India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to find out w...
Sthapit, B.R.
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Vasudeva, R.
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Rajan, S.
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Sripinta, P.
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Reddy, B.M.C.
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Arsanti, I.W.
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Idris, S.
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Lamers, H.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[On-farm conservation of tropical fruit tree diversity: roles and motivations of custodian farmers and emerging threats and challenges]
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On-farm conservation of tropical fruit tree diversity: roles and motivations of custodian farmers and emerging threats and challenges
Cruz García, Gisella S.
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Struik, Paul C.
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[Spatial and seasonal diversity of wild food plants in home gardens of Northeast Thailand]
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Spatial and seasonal diversity of wild food plants in home gardens of Northeast Thailand