Search Results - "Humanism"

Economic and health impacts of genetically modified eggplant: Results from a randomized controlled trial of Bt brinjal in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Abedin, Naveen, Hossain, Nusrat Z.

“…Bt brinjal is a publicly developed GMO that conveys significant health benefits, both human and ecological, while raising farmer incomes.…”
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Achieving healthy and sustainable food environments for all by Fan, Shenggen

“…Food is critical to human and planetary health, yet food is currently threatening both people and planet. …”
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Household dairy production and child growth: Evidence from Bangladesh by Choudhury, Samira, Headey, Derek D.

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Invisible heterogeneity in crop zinc concentration and child zinc intake in rural Uganda by Bevis, Leah E. M.

“…Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than two billion individuals worldwide, with dire outcomes for human health and productivity. Yet estimates of individual-level nutrient intake or population-wide deficiency rates often rely on food composition tables (FCTs) that do not capture the true nutrient content of consumed foods. …”
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Low level aflatoxin exposure associated with greater linear growth in southern Mexico: A longitudinal study by Leroy, Jef L., Sununtnasuk, Celeste, Garcia-Guerra, Armando, Wang, Jia-Sheng

“…Given its toxicity and carcinogenicity, our results do not change the urgent need to drastically reduce human AF exposure. Our findings show that the association between AF exposure and linear growth is more complex than previously thought.…”
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Entitlement fetching or snatching? Effects of arbitrage on India’s public distribution system by Chakrabarti, Suman, Kishore, Avinash, Roy, Devesh

“…We test these two competing hypotheses using multiple datasets: consumer expenditure surveys conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization, and panel datasets from the India Human Development Survey and the Village Dynamics in South Asia. …”
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Global and regional pulse economies: Current trends and outlook by Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Rao, P. Parthasarathy

“…Realizing the importance of pulses in the human diet, 2016 has been declared the International Year of Pulses (IYP). …”
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Is exposure to poultry harmful to child nutrition?: An observational analysis for rural Ethiopia by Headey, Derek D., Hirvonen, Kalle

“…Although strategic thinking on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has prioritized reducing exposure to human feces in order to limit diarrheal infections, recent research suggests that elevated exposure to livestock–particularly poultry and poultry feces–may be an important risk factor for diarrhea, environmental enteric disorder (EED) and respiratory infections, all of which may seriously retard linear growth in young children. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Malawi by Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Chikowo, Regis, Vitellozzi, Sveva

“…We do not find a statistically significant impact on human indicators such as child and maternal nutrition. …”
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Anthropogenic events and responses to environmental stress are shaping the genomes of Ethiopian indigenous goats by Belay, Shumuye, Belay, Gurja, Nigussie, Helen, Ahbara, Abulgasim, Tijjani, Abdulfatai, Dessie, Tadelle, Mekuriaw, Getinet, Han, Jian-Lin, Mor, Siobhan M., Woldekiros, H.S., Dobney, Kieth, Lebrasseur, Ophelie, Hanotte, Olivier H., Mwacharo, Joram M.

“…These results suggest that human-mediated translocations and adaptation to contrasting environments are shaping indigenous African goat genomes.…”
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Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies by Angombe, Simon, Gorejena, Brighton, Freeman, Rachel J., Kashona, Hainushka D., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Caron, Alexandre, Hausiku, M., Mwanyengange, I., Richards, Shauna, Shivolo-Useb, S.

“…A baseline key informant survey conducted by Namibia’s project team revealed that participants acknowledged the significance of OH, particularly considering emerging and re-emerging diseases that affect humans, animals, plants, environmental health, and ecosystems. …”
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One Health landscape in Zimbabwe: Current status, challenges and opportunities for institutionalisation by Matope, Gift, Mugabe, P.H., Kapungu, F., Marimo, S., Nys, Hélène M. de, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Caron, Alexandre, Richards, Shauna, Chirenda, Joconiah

“…The governance was coordinated through the OH Secretariat that was established in 2022 by the three ministries involving human health, agriculture and environment. To improve the governance and operationalisation of OH activities, a holistic transdisciplinary governance structure was proposed to be anchored at a higher level in Government. …”
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Analysis of food system drivers of deforestation highlights foreign direct investments and urbanization as threats to tropical forests by Sylvester, Janelle M., Gutierrez Zapata, Diana Maria, Perez Marulanda, Lisset, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha, Bruun, Thilde Bech, Mertz, Ole, Castro-Nunez, Augusto

“…While previous studies have focused on the interaction between human and environmental systems, limited research has explored deforestation from a food system perspective. …”
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Low vitamin D intake is associated with anemia in women of reproductive age in Vietnam by Smith, Ellen, Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Nguyen, Hieu, Pham, Hoa, Truong, Truong, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Vitamin D intake was significantly associated with the risk of anemia and, the association remained significant after adjusting for age and total energy intake (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.72, 0.92).In conclusion, vitamin D intake was associated with better social status, and greater vitamin D intake may be protective of anemia.Supported by The Micronutrient Initiative and the Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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Measuring overweight and obesity: Need for harmonization and refinement by Nugent, Rachel, de Onis, Mercedes, Bhatia, Komal, Stevens, Gretchen, Martin-Prével, Yves, Eriksen, Kamilla

“…These findings support the need for strategies and interventions to prevent and control anemia in women of reproductive age, both prior and during pregnancy, to improve birth outcomes.Supported by The Micronutrient Initiative and The Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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Multi-causal determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in Vietnam by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Nguyen, Hieu, Pham, Hoa, Truong, Truong, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…These findings demonstrate the complex etiology of anemia and provide a useful framework that could be used to target and evaluate appropriate strategies for the prevention of anemia in similar settings and other populations.Supported by the Micronutrient Initiative and the Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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Nutrition and the sustainable development goals—No room for complacency by Anderson, Michael

“…These findings demonstrate the complex etiology of anemia and provide a useful framework that could be used to target and evaluate appropriate strategies for the prevention of anemia in similar settings and other populations.Supported by the Micronutrient Initiative and the Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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Patterns of agricultural production among male and female holders: Evidence from agricultural sample surveys in Ethiopia by Kasa, Leulsegged, Abate, Gashaw T., Warner, James, Kieran, Caitlin

“…The analysis reveals clear gender gaps between male and female holders in terms of human capital, natural capital, financial capital, agricultural input use, and participation in crop production and livestock husbandry. …”
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Social Protection for poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups by Brzeska, Joanna, Das, Mousumi, Fan, Shenggen

“…Emphasis should be placed on developing productive, cross-sectoral social protection programs that combine short-term social safety support with long-term tools to enhance productivity, paying special attention to nutrition, health, and human capital development. More efficient coverage and targeting should bridge the rural and urban divide and be grounded in transparent criteria and procedures that govern program implementation at all levels of the government. …”
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Brazil’s achievements in improving stunting prevalence and breastfeeding practices: Ingredients of success by Requejo, Jennifer

“…These findings indicate that programs aimed at improving birth outcomes will have the greatest impact if they address maternal nutrition both before and during pregnancy.Grant Funding Source: Supported by the Micronutrient Initiative & the Mathile Institute for Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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