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2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after COVID-19 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Critical questions addressed include: - Who felt the greatest impact from falling incomes and food system disruptions caused by the pandemic? - How can countries find an effective balance among health, economic, and social policies in the face of crisis? …”
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Effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation on maternal and newborn body composition: A sub-study from the MISAME-III randomized controlled e... por Argaw, Alemayehu, Toe, Laeticia Celine, Hanley-Cook, Giles T., Dailey-Chwalibóg, Trenton, de Kok, Brenda, Ouédraogo, Lionel, Compaoré, Anderson, Ouédraogo, Moctar, Sawadogo, Amadi, Ganaba, Rasmané, Vanslambrouck, Katrien, Kolsteren, Patrick, Lachat, Carl, Huybregts, Lieven

“…Background: Micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements are promising interventions to prevent intrauterine growth retardation in low- and middle-income countries. On the other hand, one concern with blanket prenatal supplementation programs using energy-dense supplements is that they could lead to more maternal and/or infant overweight. …”
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Prenatal fortified balanced energy—Protein supplementation and birth outcomes in rural Burkina Faso: A randomized controlled efficacy trial por de Kok, Brenda, Toe, Laeticia Celine, Hanley-Cook, Giles T., Argaw, Alemayehu, Ouédraogo, Moctar, Huybregts, Lieven

“…Background: Providing balanced energy–protein (BEP) supplements is a promising intervention to improve birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, evidence is limited. We aimed to assess the efficacy of fortified BEP supplementation during pregnancy to improve birth outcomes, as compared to iron–folic acid (IFA) tablets, the standard of care. …”
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Keynote Speech. The nexus of climate change, agrobiodiversity and nutrition: Implications on mental health por Ekesa, Beatrice

“…The effect on species that can thrive, yield have not only influenced food and nutrition but some severe consequences have been cases of farmer suicide reported both in the developed and developing countries. Warmer temperatures and changing precipitation have resulted in increasing prevalence of common infectious infections and led to occurrence of new infectious infections targeting both humans and animals. …”
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Planet friendly home-grown school feeding: What does it mean? por Borelli, Teresa, Nekesa, Tabitha, Mbelenga, Emiliana, Jumbale, Mwarome, Morimoto, Yasuyuki, Bellanca, Raffaella, Jordan, Irmgard

“…The tool, currently in draft form and yet to be tested, provides information about indicators to be included in food procurement policies and processes for the provision of greener school meals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The tool is intended to simplify the evaluation of current procurement processes and guide future decision making around school procurement to ensure planetary health considerations are widely adopted to bolster systemic resilience. …”
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Smartphones for citizen science water quality monitoring in developing regions por Pattinson, N. B., Dickens, Chris W. S., Taylor, J., Graham, P. Mark

“…These included that i) the material requirements for the app (i.e., a reference card mailed directly from Deltares in the Netherlands and Hach© nitrate test strips) were difficult to source in South Africa (which is likely to be the case in many other countries), ii) each test carried a significant financial cost (USD 2 - 5 per test), and iii) the guidelines of the app, especially concerning the appropriate lighting requirements, left considerable room for novice user error or lack of standardisation. …”
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Innovations in insuring the poor: Microinsurance for health and agricultural risks por Leftley, Richard

“…For life and property insurance, there is an ample supply of local insurance companies in most countries where MicroEnsure works. With more complex products like weather index insurance, MicroEnsure has had to use international reinsurers, such as Swiss Re. …”
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Aligning Potato Breeding Goals with Citizen Priorities: Insights from Tricot Approach in Nigeria por Sharma, K., Atieno, E., Mugo, J., Sousa, Kauê de, Etten, Jacob van, Nyawade, S.

“…By integrating participatory research with feedback from diverse value chain actors—whether directly or through the farmers, the Tricot approach offers a scalable model for sustainable agricultural development, ultimately accelerating variety adoption across developing countries. Such frameworks could be expanded beyond the farm to include market settings, community-based testing sites, or producer groups, with the goal of focusing on the true end users—consumers, retailers, wholesalers, aggregators, and other stakeholders within the value chain.…”
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Genetic dissection of epistatic interactions contributing grain yield variability in rice under drought por Majumder, Ratna Rani, Sandhu, Nitika, Yadav, Shailesh, Catolos, Margaret, Cruz, Ma Teresa Sta, Maturan, Paul Cornelio, Hassan, Lutful, Hossain, Mohammad Amir, Kumar, Arvind

“…The identified selected promising PLs may be used as potential drought-tolerant donors or may be released as varieties for drought-prone ecosystems in different countries.…”
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Compendium of Regenerative Agriculture: A Guide to Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems por Choudhari, Pushpajeet, Pasumarthi, Rajesh, Patil, Mukund, Karanam, Padmaja, Singh, Ramesh, Sawargaonkar, Gajanan, Garg, Kaushal, Savan, Rakesh, Kale, Santosh, Behera, Biswanath, Dihudi, Munmun, Jat, Mangi L.

“…This shift is especially crucial in countries like India, where agriculture is not only a way of life but a lifeline for millions and where pressing issues such as water scarcity, soil degradation, and climate vulnerability demand urgent attention. …”
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Baseline survey dataset on household characteristics and dietary intake among women of reproductive age and children 6-23 months in Kisumu’s Urban Informal settlements (2022) por Musita, Consolata Nolega, Akingbemisilu, Tosin Harold, Termote, Celine

“…The project was implemented in 10 cities in 6 African Countries. The objective was to assess the food consumption patterns and their determinants among households in the context of Kisumu informal settlements, providing an understanding of the types of foods consumed in the households (focusing on the consumption of women and children) to inform interventions aimed at improving diet quality in vulnerable urban populations. …”
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Conditions for collective action: Understanding factors supporting and constraining community-based fish culture in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam por Joffre, Olivier M., Sheriff, N.

“…Although the technical and environmental aspects of culture-based fisheries in various countries are well documented (De Silva 2003, Nguyen et al. 2001, De Silva etal. 2006), CBFC in seasonal floodplains is a relatively new concept, and the suitability of this approach in different contexts remains under question. …”
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World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010: A data synthesis por Torgerson, Paul R., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Praet, N., Speybroeck, N., Willingham, Arve Lee, Kasuga, F., Rokni, M.B., Zhou, X.N., Fèvre, Eric M., Sripa, B., Gargouri, N., Fürst, T., Budke, C.M., Carabin, H., Kirk, M.D., Angulo, F.J., Havelaar, A., Silva, N. de

“…Parasitic diseases often result in high burdens of disease in low and middle income countries and are frequently transmitted to humans via contaminated food. …”
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Planning for changes in complex food systems: Value chain mapping of different poultry production systems in Nairobi as a first step to food safety, livelihood improvement and micr... por Carron, M., Alarcón, Pablo, Häsler, Barbara, Fèvre, Eric M., Karani, M., Muinde, P., Akoko, James M., Onono, J., Rushton, Jonathan

“…Introduction: Research on livestock food systems in developing countries remains limited yet these systems are undergoing rapid and ongoing changes. …”
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Socio-economic complexities of smallholder resource-poor ruminant livestock production systems in Sub-saharan Africa. por Stroebel, A.

“…No single component of smallholder farms in developing countries has as much potential as ruminant animals to address simultaneously the inter-related factors of under-nutrition, poverty and environmental decline that prevent people from improving their livelihoods. …”
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Commercial-scale adoption of improved cassava varieties: A baseline study to highlight constraints of large-scale cassava based agro-processing industries in Southern Nigeria por Tarawali, G., Iyangbe, C., Udensi, U.E., Ilona, Paul, Osun, T., Okater, C., Asumugha, G.N.

“…Cassava is an important food security crop among smallholder farmers in Southern Nigeria, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. In most African countries, cassava is becoming important cash crop that has high potential for use as an industrial raw material to manufacture starch and flour. …”
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From neglect to limelight: Issues, methods and approaches in enhancing sustainable conservation and use of Andean grains in Bolivia and Peru por Rojas, Wilfredo, Valdivia, Roberto, Padulosi, Stefano, Pinto, Milton, Soto, José Luis, Alcócer, Elsa, Guzmán, Lorena, Estrada Zúniga, Rigoberto, Apaza Mamani, Vidal, Bravo, Rosario

“…Less nutritious, but more practical and trendier products made of wheat, maize and rice have been replacing Andean grains in the diets of millions of people across Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador, countries whose history has been intimately linked to the domestication and use of these ancient crops (PEARSALL 1992). …”
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Estudios regulatorios para las evaluaciones de riesgo de los cultivos transgénicos : un análisis preliminar por Vicien, Carmen, Lewi, Dalia Marcela

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Evaluation of Artemia sp. (Branchiopoda, Artemiidae) as an alternative prey for laboratory rearing of Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of horticultural pes... por Lois, Marcelo, Carrizo, Paola Irene, Lopez, Silvia Noemi, Viscarret, Mariana Mabel

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El litio, un recurso de valor estratégico para la región Análisis de las implicancias ambientales. Perspectivas y propuestas por Porta, Atilio Andrés, Miguel, Roberto Esteban

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