Five new cassava mosaic disease resistant (CMD) varieties released to farmers in Nigeria were evaluated for mineral composition. Results show that TME 419 differed significantly (p<0.05) from other varieties in calcium (900ìg/ g) and manganese (32.3ìg/g) content. The hybrid check (TMS 30572) and...
Adeniji, T.A.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Barimalaa, I.S.
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Hart, A.D.
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[Mineral composition of five improved varieties of cassava]
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Mineral composition of five improved varieties of cassava
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a serious and widespread public health problem in developing countries. We conducted a nationwide food consumption and nutrition survey in Nigeria to help fomulate strategies to address VAD, among other deficiencies. One objectives was to assess the vitamin A status ...
Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Akinyele, I.O.
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Sanusi, R.A.
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Oguntona, T.E.
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Nokoe, S.K.
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Harris, E.W.
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[Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 years of age in Nigeria]
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Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 years of age in Nigeria
Vinceti, B.
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Termote, C.
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Thiombiano, N.
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Agundez, D.
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Lamien, N.
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[Food tree species consumed during periods of food shortage in Burkina Faso and their threats]
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Food tree species consumed during periods of food shortage in Burkina Faso and their threats
Calls for a global food system transformation and finding more sustainable ways of producing healthier, safe and nutritious food for all have spurred production approaches such as sustainable intensification and biofortification with limited consideration of the copious amounts of orphan crops, t...
This study demonstrated that the diets of women were of poor quality despite the differences in agro-ecological zones and availability of food from the farm.
Education level influenced women’s dietary diversity positively in low agricultural potential areas while household gender, education leve...
Gitagia, M.W.
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Rose Chepchirchir Ramkat, D.M.M.
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Termote, C.
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Covic, N.
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Cheserek, M.J.
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[Determinants of dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in two different agro-ecological zones of Rongai Sub-County, Nakuru, Kenya]
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Determinants of dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in two different agro-ecological zones of Rongai Sub-County, Nakuru, Kenya
Vietnam is undergoing a nutritional transition like many middle-income countries. This transition is characterized by an increase in per capita total calorie intake resulting from an increase in the consumption of fat and protein while the carbohydrate consumption decreases. This paper proposes t...
Thi Huong, Trinh
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Simioni, Michel
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Thomas-agnan, Christine
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[Decomposition of changes in the consumption of macronutrients in Vietnam between 2004 and 2014]
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Decomposition of changes in the consumption of macronutrients in Vietnam between 2004 and 2014
Steinke, Jonathan
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Mgimiloko, Majuto G.
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Graef, Frieder
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Hammond, James
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Etten, Jacob van
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[Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach]
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Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach
The addition of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) to the food environment is an effective nutrition-sensitive agricultural approach to improve vitamin A intakes. However, the adoption of this biofortified crop merits further study. The objective of our research was to understand factors that aff...
Jenkins, M.
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Shanks, C.B.
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Brouwer, R.
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Houghtaling, B.
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[Factors affecting farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt and retain vitamin A-rich varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Mozambique]
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Factors affecting farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt and retain vitamin A-rich varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Mozambique
The current ways that planetary resources are used to produce and consume food are raising significant concerns about the impact on nutrition, health and sustainability. A major reorientation of our food systems is needed in terms of both activities and governance. This paper describes the import...
Kennedy, G.
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Hunter, D.
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Garrett, J.
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Padulosi, S.
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[Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets]
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Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets
This paper outlines the methodology for mainstreaming biodiversity developed by the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), a multi-country initiative led by Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey. BFN explored the nutritional properties of traditional and/or neglected native edible speci...
Beltrame, D.
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Gee, E.
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Guner, B.
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Lauridsen, N.
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Samarasinghe, W.L.G.
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Wasike, V.
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Hunter, D.
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Borelli, Teresa
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[Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries]
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Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries