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Forests, Trees, and Micronutrient-Rich Food Consumption in Indonesia by Ickowitz, A., Rowland, D., Powell, B., Salim, M.A., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…Micronutrient deficiency remains a serious problem in Indonesia with approximately 100 million people, or 40% of the population, suffering from one or more micronutrient deficiencies. …”
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Social Return on Investment, SROI, the value added for families before and after using Solvatten in the Bungoma district in Western Kenya by Jönsson, Jenny, Wikman, Anna, Wätthammar, Tina

“…Solvatten is right in time, easy to use and small children can carry it. The problem is that the organization around Solvatten in the Bungoma district needs to be improved and better structured, the product itself works fine as it is today.…”
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Biocontrol activity of Meyerozyma guilliermondii against mould growth and a study of local post-harvest systems for maize in Cameroon by Ny, Sofia

“…Post-harvest loss is a major problem for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Substantial amounts of cereal grain are lost each year due to factors such as exposure to rain, extreme drought, physical damage and invasion of microorganisms. …”

Påverkas människans hälsa av att äga en hund? : fysiska och psykiska aspekter by Streng Lindström, Linnea

Review of the micronutrient situation in Rwanda by Arsenault, Joanne E., Olney, Deanna K.

“…Existing evidence is primarily limited to outdated or small regional surveys focusing on iron or vitamin A among women and young children. Surveys have assessed the prevalence of anemia and indicate that anemia is very high among young children and moderately high among other age-groups. …”
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Identificación de áreas potenciales en México para la intervención con maíz biofortificado con zinc by Ramírez-Jaspeado, Rocío, Palacios-Rojas, Natalia, Funes, José, Pérez, Salomón, Donnet, M. Laura

“…SUMARY: Malnutrition is a problem that affects human growth, development and general health, particularly on children under 5 years of age and pregnant women. …”
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Flex square by Ögren, Josefine

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Changes in nutritional, texture, rancidity and microbiological properties of composite biscuits produced from breadfruit and wheat flours enriched with edible fish meal by Adeola, A.A., Bakare, H.A., Bamgbose, O.O., Obadina, A.O., Afolabi, W.A., Adegunwa, M., Akerele, R.A., Otesile, I., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji

“…The use of indigenous crops in the preparation of nutritious snacks such as biscuits has been reported as a means of alleviating the perennial problem of malnutrition among Nigerians, especially children. …”
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Consumer willingness to pay a premium for orange-fleshed sweet potato puree products: a gender-responsive evidence from Becker–DeGroot–Marschak experimental auction among low- and... by Wangithi, C.M., Nyangaresi, A.M., Srinivasulu, R., Moyo, M., Muzhingi, T., Kawarazuka, Nozomi

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem affecting people of all ages, particularly women of reproductive age and young children in the Global South. …”
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Implementing physical and virtual food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure by von Braun, Joachim, Torero, Máximo

“…The crisis could also result in long-term, irreversible nutritional damage, especially among children. There is a global interest in preventing such events from recurring. …”
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Recycling realities: managing health risks to make wastewater an asset by International Water Management Institute

“…Among wastewater-related infections, diarrhoeal diseases are the top cause of death among children in the developing world. Fragmented attempts have been made to address this problem, by relying on technical solutions (wastewater treatment) or regulatory measures (such as banning wastewater irrigation or restricting the types of crops irrigated). …”
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Variation and inheritance of iron reductase activity in the roots of Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and association with seed iron accumulations QTL by Blair, Matthew W., Knewtson, SJB, Astudillo, Carolina, Li, CM, Fernández, A.C., Grusak, M.A.

“…Background: Iron deficiency anemia is a global problem which often affects women and children of developing countries. …”
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Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya by Cornelsen, L., Alarcón, Pablo, Häsler, Barbara, Amendah, D.D., Ferguson, E., Fèvre, Eric M., Grace, Delia, Domínguez Salas, Paula, Rushton, Jonathan

“…This is particularly critical for malnourished children for whom even small increases in consumption could help improve nutrition and health outcomes. …”
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Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences by Breslin, Edward D., Delius, Peter, Madrid, Carlos

“…Poverty and malnutrition are significant problems in South Africa. The vast majority of poor people in the country are black and live in rural areas (RDP 1995; SALDRU 1994). …”
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The effect of urban runoff on the water quality of the Sweetbriar Brook, Ampthill, UK by Krafft, Anna

“…One exception was thermotolerant coliforms, which were occasionally very high, posing a health risk to children playing in or near the water. Another exception was nutrients, especially phosphorus was exceeding guideline values at some locations. …”
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Allmän park som förskolegård? : en empirisk studie om samnyttjande ur ett barnperspektiv och verksamhetsperspektiv by Olsson, Kajsa

The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition by Reardon, Thomas, Tschirley, David, Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Awokuse, Titus, Fanzo, Jessica, Minten, Bart, Vos, Rob

“…Also, in the past several decades, overweight and obesity have joined the long-standing high levels of stunting and wasting among children and extreme thinness among women of childbearing age. …”
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Aflatoxins: Serious threat to food safety and food security: But is it related to livestock? by Lindahl, Johanna F., Harvey, Jagger J.W., Grace, Delia

“…With this research portfolio, the complex problem of aflatoxins as a threat to animal and human health, and to food production, security and safety, will be better understood.…”
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Effect of fertilization on the accumulation and health risk for heavy metals in native Andean potatoes in the highlands of Perú by Orellana Mendoza, Edith, Camel Paucar, Vladimir Fernando, Yallico Madge, Luz Consuelo, Quispe Coquil, Violeta, Cosme De la Cruz, Roberto Carlos

“…Soil infertility is a global problem, amendments such as organic fertilizers and mineral fertilizers are used to improve crop yields. …”
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Optimizing food-assistance programs: Food assistance improves child growth in Burundi by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T., Brown, Tracy

“…Food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) programs have long been used to address hunger and hunger-related problems. Traditionally, such programs targeted families with underweight children younger than five. …”
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