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Taboos, agriculture and poverty by Stifel, David, Fafchamps, Marcel, Minten, Bart

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Food avoidance taboos and maternal diets in Myanmar by Linn, Khin Mar, Headey, Derek D., Masias, Ian

“…Presentation given December 11, 2024 for Food Avoidance Taboos and Maternal Diets Learning Module Presentation.…”
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Fasting, food and farming: Value chains and food taboos in Ethiopia by D’Haene, Eline, Vandevelde, Senne, Minten, Bart

“…The impact of food taboos–often because of religion–is understudied. …”
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From taboo to commodity: history and current situation of cavy culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Maass, Brigitte L., Metre, TK, Tsongo, F, Mugisho, AB, Kampemba, FM, Ayagirwe, R.B.B., Azine, PC, Bindelle, J., Chiuri, Wanjiku L.

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Fasting, food, and farming: Evidence from Ethiopian producers on the link of food taboos with dairy development by D’Haene, Eline, Vandevelde, Senne, Minten, Bart

“…The impact of food taboos – often because of religion – is understudied. …”
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Gender and natural resource governance indicators: a need to assess and address 'sensitive and taboo' topics by Colfer, C.J.P., Achdiawan, R., Adnan, H., Erni Yuliani, L., Balang, LepMil

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Food avoidance taboos during breastfeeding are widespread and associated with large declines in maternal dietary diversity in Myanmar by Headey, Derek D., Tauseef, Salauddin, Linn, Khin Mar, Oo, Theingi, Nyi, Soe Nyi

“…Conclusions Food avoidance taboos during breastfeeding pose a potentially serious risk of micronutrient deficiencies for mothers and infants and warrant more extensive monitoring in nutrition surveys and more research on how to redress these nutritionally harmful beliefs and practices.…”
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Consumer nutrition knowledge and dietary behavior in urban Ethiopia: A comprehensive study by Melesse, Mequanint B., Van den berg, Marrit

“…Individuals with higher levels of nutrition knowledge were also more likely to reject harmful food taboos.…”
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Traditional individual and environmental determinants of healthy eating in Vihiga County, Western Kenya by Penafiel, Daniela, Termote, Céline, Damme, Patrick van

“…Public health action should focus on supporting healthy eating behaviors and refining some taboos’ beliefs.…”
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Benin: Do unto your fish... by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…They were usually expressed as religious taboos: do not catch fish when they are too young, do not fish on certain...…”
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The roles of traditional knowledge systems in orang-utan Pongo spp. and forest conservation: a case study of Danau Sentarum, West Kalimantan, Indonesia by Yuliani, L., Adnan, H., Achdiawan, R., Bakara, D., Heri, V., Sammy, J., Salim, M.A., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…The majority of Dayak communities interviewed practised traditional taboos, which supported the protection of orang-utans and their habitat. …”
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Gender-transformative food and nutrition training workshop report - Embu County by Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Nyamolo, Victor, Muriithi, Catherine, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nyaga, John Ndwiga, Njeru, Patrick Ndwiga, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Using local examples, role-plays and small group discussions, participants mapped who buys, cooks and eats, identified seasonal gaps and taboos, and discussed fairer sharing. They worked with the ten food groups and linked them to kitchen gardens, intercropping, and biofortified crops. …”
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Hunting primates and managing forests: the case of Iban forest farmers in Indonesian Borneo by Wadley, R.L., Colfer, C.J.P., Hood, I.G.

“…Also examined are Iban attitudes, game preferences, and taboos. The significance of these findings is discussed with regard to the threats to wildlife from increases in the use of shotguns, human population, and habitat destruction, showing that conservation may be aided by promoting or enhancing certain aspects of the traditional Iban agroforestry system.…”
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Gender transformative food and nutrition training workshop report – Nakuru County by Ouya, Fredrick Ochieng', Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Wandahwa Judith Akinyi, Nyamolo, Victor, Waswa, Boaz, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Group work and role-plays surfaced gendered buying, cooking and food-sharing norms, consumption hierarchies, and taboos that limit women’s and children’s access to nutrient-dense foods. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda by Roesel, Kristina, Ejobi, F., Dione, Michel M., Pezo, Danilo A., Ouma, Emily A., Kungu, J., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

“…Using participatory methods and considering that pig keepers are also consumers, we describe drivers for and taboos around eating pork, the role of pork in peoples’ diets compared to other livestock-derived foods, important attributes when buying pork, the risk of pig feeds competing with human food as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices around pig zoonoses.…”
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Determinants of female time allocation in selected districts of rural Pakistan by Malik, Sohail, Nazli, Hina, Sultana, Nargis

“…In a male dominated society like Pakistan with strong cultural taboos, a woman's labour force participation can be expected to depend significantly on non-market factors. …”
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Maternal diets in India: Gaps, barriers, and opportunities by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kachwaha, Shivani, Tran, Lan Mai, Sanghvi, Tina, Ghosh, Sebanti, Menon, Purnima

“…Supply- and demand-side constraints to healthy diets include food unavailability, poor economic situation, low exposure to nutrition counselling, food restrictions and taboos, adverse family influence and gender norms, and gaps in knowledge. …”
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Gender bias affects forests worldwide by Elias, Marlène, Stevens Hummel, S., Basnett, B.S., Colfer, C.J.P.

“…Spatial patterns of forest use reflect gender norms and taboos, and men’s greater access to transportation. …”
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Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Evidence review by Roschnik, Natalie, Northcote, Callum, Chalemera, Jacqueline, Nowa, Mphatso, Lupafaya, Phindile, Bhaiji, Rashida, Museka Saidi, Tendai, Mhango, Brian

“…The main causes of malnutrition include recurring sickness, poor infant and young child feeding and hygiene practices and low use of health and nutrition services, influenced by a wide range of factors, including food insecurity, poverty, gender inequality and food taboos. Programme evaluations and intervention trials have shown mixed results but overall highlight the need to address the multiple underlying drivers of malnutrition, rather than focus on one intervention.…”
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Exploring Local Perspectives for Conservation Planning: A Case Study from a Remote Forest Community in Indonesian Papua by Heist, M. van, Liswanti, N., Boissiere, M., Padmanaba, M., Basuki, I., Sheil, D.

“…The community had rules to control access to certain areas and resources. Taboos to restrict access to sacred places were also maintained. …”
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