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, Helena
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Simondon, KB
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Fall, ST
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Menon, P
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Ruel, MT
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Hotz, C
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Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
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Arce, B.
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Liria Dominguez, MR
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Frongillo, E.A.
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Brown, D.L.
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[Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries]
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Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries
New bean varieties translate into increased on-farm yields only if farmers obtain access to desired seed. Conventional models of legume seed delivery in Africa, centralized with the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), prove to be slow and of limited reach. This article describes a nove...
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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Sperling, L.
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Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel
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Buruchara, Robin A.
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[Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships]
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Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships
Objective: Poor nutrition and ill health affect the productivity, livelihoods and food access of a household.
This study investigated the impact of a nutrition and health programme on the socioeconomic status and
food access of households in Suba district, Kenya.
Methodology and results: Action r...
King´olla, B
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Ohiokpehai, O
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Mbithe David, D
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[The impact of a nutrition and health programme on the socio-economic status and food access of households in Suba District, Kenya]
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The impact of a nutrition and health programme on the socio-economic status and food access of households in Suba District, Kenya
This paper examines the nature and determinants of coordination mechanisms used in the Kenyan fresh milk supply chains, using recent survey data of market participants from Nakuru and Nyandarua districts in Kenya. Three main contractual arrangements are observed in the fresh milk supply chain. Th...
Abdulai, A.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Choice of coordination mechanism in the Kenyan fresh milk supply chain]
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Choice of coordination mechanism in the Kenyan fresh milk supply chain
Objective: To assess the 1999–2000 food security situation and the food relief programmes in Ethiopia, and evaluate the need for a national food and nutrition policy.
Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopi...
Kaluski, DN
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Ophir, E
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Food security and nutrition: The Ethiopian case for action]
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Food security and nutrition: The Ethiopian case for action
Seed interventions are the major agricultural response during emergency and recovery phases of humanitarian relief. They are implemented by diverse agencies, and widely promoted: for instance the FAO alone managed 400 such projects between 2003 and 2005. However, seed aid suffers from a lack of c...
Frazão, Joana
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Goede, Ron G.M. de
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Capowiez, Yvan
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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[Soil structure formation and organic matter distribution as affected by earthworm species interactions and crop residue placement]
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Soil structure formation and organic matter distribution as affected by earthworm species interactions and crop residue placement
Carvajal-Yepes, Monica
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Cardwell, K.
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Nelson, A.
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Garrett, K. A.
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Giovani, B.
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Saunders, D.G.O.
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Kamoun, S.
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Legg, J. P.
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Verdier, Valérie
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Lessel, J.
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Neher, R. A.
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Day, R.
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Pardey, P.
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Gullino, M. L.
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Records, A. R.
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Bextine, B.
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Leach, J. E.
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Staiger, Simone
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[A global surveillance system for crop diseases]
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A global surveillance system for crop diseases