Search Results - "Guatemalans"

Effect of a nutrition intervention during early childhood on economic productivity in Guatemalan adults by Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John, Behrman, Jere R., Flores, Rafael, Martorell, Reynaldo

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Growth retardation starts in the first three months of life among rural Guatemalan children by Rivera, Juan A., Ruel, Marie T.

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Social and economic development and change in four Guatemalan villages: demographics, schooling, occupation, and assets by Maluccio, John, Melgar, Paul, Mendez, Humberto, Murphy, Alexis, Yount, Katherine M.

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The impact of zinc supplementation on morbidity from diarrhea and respiratory infections among rural Guatemalan children by Ruel, Marie T., Rivera, Juan A., Santizo, Maria-Claudia, Lonnerdal, Bo, Brown, Kenneth H.

“…A community-based, randomized, double-blind intervention trial was conducted to measure the impact of zinc supplementation on young Guatemalan children's morbidity from diarrhea and respiratory infections.Methods. …”
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Levels, correlates, and differences in human, physical, and financial assets brought into marriages by young Guatemalan adults by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Behrman, Jere R., Maluccio, John, Murphy, Alexis, Yount, Katherine M.

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Physical activity level, dietary habits, and alcohol and tobacco use among young Guatemalan adults by Stein, Aryeh D., Gregory, Cria O., Hoddinott, John F., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel

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Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees are empowering 20,000 Guatemalan farmers to thrive despite climate change by Navarro Racines, Carlos, Castellanos, Andrea

“…In 2022, the LTACs were helping over 20,000 Guatemalan rural people to become more resilient in the face of climate change. …”
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Vitamin B-12 deficiency is very prevalent in lactating Guatemalan women and their infants at three months postpartum by Casterline, Jennifer E., Allen, Lindsay H., Ruel, Marie T.

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Physical fitness, body composition, blood pressure, and blood metabolic profile among young Guatemalan adults by Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Melgar, Paul, Flores, Rafael, Hoddinott, John F., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Stein, Aryeh D.

“…We assessed the distribution of several risk factors related to health: muscular strength (handgrip strength), cardiovascular endurance (step test), flexibility (sit and reach test), anthropometry and body composition, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, lipid profile, and hemoglobin in a cohort of Guatemalan adults who were born in four rural villages between 1962 and 1977. …”
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Examining the barriers to gender integration in agriculture, climate change, food security, and nutrition policies: Guatemalan and Honduran perspectives by Howland, Fanny C., Acosta, Mariola, Muriel, Juliana, Le Coq, Jean-François

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Height for age increased while Body Mass Index for age remained stable between 1968 and 2007 among Guatemalan children by Stein, Aryeh D., Wang, Meng, DiGirolamo, Ann M., Hoddinott, John F., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Yount, Kathryn M.

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WE4.1: Barriers and solutions to gender integration in agriculture, climate change, food security, and nutrition policies: Guatemalan and Honduran perspectives by Howland, Fanny C., Acosta, Mariola, Muriel, Juliana, Le Coq, Jean-François

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Guatemalan government adopts local information system for the monitoring and early warning of climate-related seasonal hunger co-designed with CCAFS scientists by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In 2018, the Guatemalan Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security (SESAN) adopted an information system that supports the local food security monitoring and early warning in all 340 municipalities of the country. …”
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An exploration of the potential benefits of integrated pest management systems and the use of insect resistant potatoes to control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povolny) in Ventaquemada, Colombia by Falck-Zepeda, José B., Barreto-Triana, Nancy, Baquero-Haeberlin, Irma, Espitia-Malagón, Eduardo, Fierro-Guzmán, Humberto, López, Nancy

“…The project’s goal was to asses the benefits of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices and the potential of Genetically Modified insect resistant (Bt) potatoes to manage damage caused by the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povolny). The Guatemalan Tuber Moth is particularly destructive because field spraying on the adult stage is ineffective and there exists damage specificity to the tubers. …”
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Development and establishment of a high frequency monitoring system of the agri-food sector of Guatemala/ Construcción y establecimiento de un sistema de monitoreo de alta frecuenc... by Manners, Rhys, Jimenez, Daniel Ricardo, Martínez, Jesús David, Borrayo, Andrea Surama, Bonilla, Melissa, Ramos Solorzano, Gresia Dalal, Muller, Anna

“…The report details the creation and implementation of the SiMASAG (High-Frequency Monitoring System for the Agrifood Sector) in Guatemala, designed to analyze and visualize seasonal dietary variations among Guatemalans and their connections with socio-environmental factors. …”
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Guatemala and the CGIAR Centers: A Study of Their Collaboration in Agricultural Research by Stewart, Rigoberto

“…An assessment of the strengths and shortcomings of the institutions of the Guatemalan national agricultural research system (NARS) - principally the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology - and their interaction and division of labor with CGIAR Centers. …”
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Six Guatemala municipalities benefit from a community-based climate risk and food security surveillance system, directly reaching 7,500 households by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…CCAFS scientists supported the Guatemalan government in the co-design and implementation of a hybrid community-based climate risk and food security surveillance system. …”
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Supermarket purchases and the dietary patterns of households in Guatemala by Asfaw, Abay

“…The study examines the impact of supermarket purchases on dietary practices (defined as the calorie share of different food groups) of Guatemalan households using the 2000 Guatemalan household survey. …”
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Digital solutions for managing climate risks and food security in Guatemala by Müller, A.

“…Bioversity is leading a consortium that is supporting the Guatemalan government in developing and implementing a community-based food security information and decision support system through a participatory, demand-driven co-design process. …”
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Nutritional status of adults and children under 5 years of age in two areas of Guatemala Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nut... by Consenza, Emma, Talsma, Elise F., Arora, Diksha, Twyman, Jennifer, Useche, Pilar, González, Carolina, Lopera, Diana Carolina, Muriel, Juliana

“…In this info-note, we explain the body mass index calculations (BMI) for adults in agricultural Guatemalan households, as well as the implementation of indicators to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years (height for age, weight for age and weight for height). …”
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