-- OR --
Share Data

Login to start contributing to the African Food Changemakers hub by uploading contents

nutrition (89 Results)
Nutrition
Daily Consumption of Pro-Vitamin A Biofortified (Yellow) Cassava Improves Serum Retinol Concentrations in Preschool Children in Nigeria: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NigeriaIBUKUN AFOLAMI, MARTIN N. MWANGI, FOLAKE SAMUEL, E...

Background: Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Pro-vitamin A biofortified (yellow) cassava has the potenti of Nigerian preschool children. Methods: An open-label randomized controlled trial was conducted in southwe...

Nutrition
Effects of Dose and Duration of Zinc Interventions on Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
KenyaLAURA M. POMPANO AND ERICK BOY

No meta-analysis has examined the effect of dose and duration of zinc interventions on their impact on risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D) or cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed first to compare the effects of zinc interventions dichoto...

Nutrition
Food Biofortification: Reaping the Benefits of Science to Overcome Hidden Hunger: A Paper in the Series on the Need for Agricultural Innovations to Sustainably Feed the World by 2050
NigeriaHOWARTH E. BOUIS, EKIN BIROL, ERICK BOY, BRYAN GAN...

Biofortification is a process of increasing the density of minerals and vitamins in a food crop through conventional plant breeding, genetic engineering, or agronomic practices (primarily use of fertilizers and foliar sprays). Biofortified staple foo...

Nutrition
User Guide to Seed Regulatory Framework Analysis and Implications for Vegetatively Propagated Crops
All CountriesMARGARET A. MCEWAN, DAVID J. SPIELMAN, MARCEL GATT...

Farmers who grow vegetatively propagated crops (VPC) face certain limitations in access to seed. Some of these constraints are related to policy, institutions and markets. This user guide describes a tool for conducting seed regulatory framework anal...

Nutrition
Vitamin A Intakes Remain Higher Among Intervention Participants Three Years After A Aiofortification Intervention In Mozambique
MozambiqueALAN DE BRAUW, MOURAD MOURSI AND BERNARDINO MUNHAU...

The Reaching End Users (REU) project introduced orange sweet potatoes (OSP) to farmers in northern Mozambique between 2006 and 2009, and the associated cluster randomised control trial found increased vitamin A intake among targeted children and wome...

Nutrition
Assessing The Coverage Of Biofortified Foods: Development And Testing Of Methods And Indicators In Musanze, Rwanda
RwandaNICOLAI PETRY, JAMES WIRTH, VALERIE FRIESEN, FABIA...

Biofortification is a promising approach to increase micronutrient intakes, especially among populations that are hard to reach with other interventions. Information on the coverage of biofortified foods is needed to ascertain potential for impact, u...

Nutrition
Bargaining Power, Decision Making, And Biofortification: The Role Of Gender In Adoption Of Orange Sweet Potato In Uganda
UgandaDANIEL O. GILLIGAN, NEHA KUMAR, SCOTT MCNIVEN, J....

We examine the role of gender dimensions of intrahousehold bargaining power and decision making in the adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato (OSP), a biofortified crop being promoted to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A in Uganda. We use...

Nutrition
Micronutrient Intake And Prevalence Of Micronutrient Inadequacy Among Women (15-49 y) And Children (6-59 mo) in South Kivu and Kongo Central, Democratic Republic Of The Congo (DRC)
Congo (DRC)NAJMA A. MOUMIN, MOIRA DONAHUE ANGEL, CRYSTAL D. K...

Iron biofortified beans and carotenoid enriched cassava are proposed as a solution to combat iron and vitamin A deficiencies, respectively, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). To inform the need for biofortified foods, we conducted a survey in...

Nutrition
Resilient Agri-Food Systems for Nutrition Amidst COVID-19: Evidence and Lessons from Food-Based Approaches to Overcome Micronutrient Deficiency and Rebuild Livelihoods After Crises
South AfricaSIMON HECK, HUGO CAMPOS, IAN BARKER, JULIUS J. OKE...

COVID-19 has had an instant effect on food systems in developing countries. Restrictions to the movement of people and goods have impaired access to markets, services and food. Unlike other concurrent crises, rather than threatening the material hard...

Nutrition
Enabling Environments For Nutrition Advocacy: A Comparison Of Infant And Young Child Feeding And Food Fortification In Nigeria
NigeriaDANIELLE RESNICK, KOLA ANIGO AND OLUFOLAKEMI MERCY...

The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been well-established in existing research. However, nutrition policies are multi-faceted, and advocat...

Nutrition
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Women and Men in Kenya
KenyaFAO, USAID and IFPRI

The first wave of COVID-19 cases occurred between June and August 2020. A second wave occurred between October and December 2020 and by the end of December 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases was 92 459. The third rise in cases occurred between Januar...

Nutrition
Sustainable Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Nutrition Programs
All CountriesCat Kirk et. al.

Malnutrition and disability disproportionally affect children living in low- and middle-income countries. They are also intertwined, with malnutrition driving disability and disability making children more at risk for being malnourished. Children wit...

Data
Online Courses
Podcasts
Technology