Smart Food: Diversifying diets and driving commercialization of traditional g...ICRISAT
Food and nutrition insecurity continues to pose a serious challenge in many rural households in developing countries. In Kenya, nutrition insecurity is reflected in the increased prevalence of stunting (26%), wasting (4%), and underweight (11%) among children under five years of age 22 and in micronutrient deficiencies. Poor nutrition and a general lack of health consciousness are the main causes of these unhealthy outcomes.In order to improve nutrition and health consciousness in Kenya, ICRISAT developed nutrition activities along three pathways: (1) production for own consumption, (2) agricultural income, and (3) women’s empowerment.
Open letter of support written by City Harvest in conjunction with New York City's coalition of activists working to change federal legislation. Letter was posted on the Huffington Post website - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jilly-stephens/in-schools-the-chance-to_b_223693.html
Putting Children First: Session 2.1.A Tefera Darge Delbiso - Are droughts big...The Impact Initiative
Putting Children First: Identifying solutions and taking action to tackle poverty and inequality in Africa.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-25 October 2017
This three-day international conference aimed to engage policy makers, practitioners and researchers in identifying solutions for fighting child poverty and inequality in Africa, and in inspiring action towards change. The conference offered a platform for bridging divides across sectors, disciplines and policy, practice and research.
Makiko Yoshida and Ajinomoto Co
Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
NOV 30, 2021
Smart Food: Diversifying diets and driving commercialization of traditional g...ICRISAT
Food and nutrition insecurity continues to pose a serious challenge in many rural households in developing countries. In Kenya, nutrition insecurity is reflected in the increased prevalence of stunting (26%), wasting (4%), and underweight (11%) among children under five years of age 22 and in micronutrient deficiencies. Poor nutrition and a general lack of health consciousness are the main causes of these unhealthy outcomes.In order to improve nutrition and health consciousness in Kenya, ICRISAT developed nutrition activities along three pathways: (1) production for own consumption, (2) agricultural income, and (3) women’s empowerment.
Open letter of support written by City Harvest in conjunction with New York City's coalition of activists working to change federal legislation. Letter was posted on the Huffington Post website - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jilly-stephens/in-schools-the-chance-to_b_223693.html
Putting Children First: Session 2.1.A Tefera Darge Delbiso - Are droughts big...The Impact Initiative
Putting Children First: Identifying solutions and taking action to tackle poverty and inequality in Africa.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-25 October 2017
This three-day international conference aimed to engage policy makers, practitioners and researchers in identifying solutions for fighting child poverty and inequality in Africa, and in inspiring action towards change. The conference offered a platform for bridging divides across sectors, disciplines and policy, practice and research.
Makiko Yoshida and Ajinomoto Co
Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
NOV 30, 2021
Association Between Bio-fortification and Child Nutrition Among Smallholder H...Premier Publishers
We explored the empirical relationship between bio-fortification and child nutrition in Uganda. The research expanded the traditional approach used to address child nutrition by including in the model a categorical dependent variable for a household growing bio-fortified crop varieties. We used three waves of panel data from the Feed. The Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition, collected from 6 districts in Uganda. We performed univariate analysis and also estimated a panel logistic regression model to study the association between child stunting and production of bio-fortified crop varieties among smallholder farmers in Uganda. The results confirmed a very strong association between production of bio-fortified crop varieties and child stunting among children aged 0-59 months of age. The strength of the relationship, however was insensitive to the number of bio-fortified crop varieties grown by a particular household. Other important covariates of child stunting were male gender, 24-59 months age bracket, child birth weight, dietary diversity, education of caregiver, antenatal care, household size, access to improved water and household livestock score. These results can be used to vindicate current government policy of promoting production of bio-fortified crop varieties and underscore the need for intensified efforts to promote bio-fortification as a complementary means of addressing long-term child malnutrition in Uganda.
Improving the quality of milled grains - a call to tackle hidden hunger in Af...Milling and Grain magazine
Today one in nine people – 805 million worldwide, many of whom reside in Africa – still go to bed hungry every night. Many more suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. This ‘hidden hunger’ is of great public health concern. Vitamin A, iron and folate deficiencies are debilitating: vitamin A is critical for preventing childhood blindness and protecting the immune system; iron helps prevent iron deficiency anaemia; and folic acid can prevent life-long neural-tube birth defects. These deficiencies hold entire populations back. Children do not develop fully, parents
Investigating the current and potential role of local biodiversity in meeting nutritional requirements from complementary foods of infants and young children (6-23 months) in Southern Benin. West Africa, Gervais Ntandou-Bouzitou, Bioversity International
Research review-on-formulation-and-sensory-evaluation-of-complementary-foods-...Nezif Abamecha
Since infant food protein-energy malnutrition is a problem in Africa and other developing nations of the world. Food
and Agricultural Organization’s statistics also reveal that in Africa, more than one in four people are malnourished. Food
cereal grains are a major staple in many African homes contributing significant amounts of energy protein, but limiting in
essential amino acid of lysine. Legumes on the other hand are protein and amino acid rich foods, but also lacking in sulphurcontaining amino acids. Hence, a combination of these two grain foods would improve the protein and nutrient density of
the subsequent food products. Probably due to their high nutritional values, however, this review therefore, assesses various
works in literature on the use of these crops to produce composite food products. Complementary foods in most developing
countries are based on staple cereal or root crops. Although, commercial foods of high quality are occasionally available, they
are often expensive and therefore unaffordable by low-income rural households. Different approaches are needed to offer
families the opportunity to feed their infants on improved formulations using low cost and locally available staples, because of
Protein-energy malnutrition among children is the major health challenges and it may be related to low nutritional quality of
traditional complementary foods and high cost of quality protein based complementary foods. This review also aimed at the
formulation, preparation and evaluation of low-cots, locally available products based on cereals and pulses.
Takashi Uesugi and Yusuke Takahashi
Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
NOV 30, 2021
Dal 2nd International Forum on Food and Nutrition, 30 novembre-1 dicembre 2010, Milano. Childhood obesity in Europe: implications for the future food chain - Philip James
The Ethiopian livestock population is almost entirely composed of indigenous animals.
Recent estimates showed that 97.8%, 1.9%, and 0.3% of cattle are indigenous, hybrid, and exotic breeds, respectively.
The estimates for sheep are 99.6% and 0.3% for local breeds and hybrids, respectively;
for poultry 81.7%, 10.9%, and 7.4% are indigenous, hybrids and exotic, respectively.
Nearly all goats (99.9%) are indigenous breeds (CSA, 2020a).
COVID-19 Pandemic, Food Systems, and Interaction with MalnutritionFrancois Stepman
2 April 2020. WEBINAR. COVID-19, food systems, and interaction with malnutrition.
With COVID-19 dominating the news, is it a priority to think about ag and nutrition right now?
Association Between Bio-fortification and Child Nutrition Among Smallholder H...Premier Publishers
We explored the empirical relationship between bio-fortification and child nutrition in Uganda. The research expanded the traditional approach used to address child nutrition by including in the model a categorical dependent variable for a household growing bio-fortified crop varieties. We used three waves of panel data from the Feed. The Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition, collected from 6 districts in Uganda. We performed univariate analysis and also estimated a panel logistic regression model to study the association between child stunting and production of bio-fortified crop varieties among smallholder farmers in Uganda. The results confirmed a very strong association between production of bio-fortified crop varieties and child stunting among children aged 0-59 months of age. The strength of the relationship, however was insensitive to the number of bio-fortified crop varieties grown by a particular household. Other important covariates of child stunting were male gender, 24-59 months age bracket, child birth weight, dietary diversity, education of caregiver, antenatal care, household size, access to improved water and household livestock score. These results can be used to vindicate current government policy of promoting production of bio-fortified crop varieties and underscore the need for intensified efforts to promote bio-fortification as a complementary means of addressing long-term child malnutrition in Uganda.
Improving the quality of milled grains - a call to tackle hidden hunger in Af...Milling and Grain magazine
Today one in nine people – 805 million worldwide, many of whom reside in Africa – still go to bed hungry every night. Many more suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. This ‘hidden hunger’ is of great public health concern. Vitamin A, iron and folate deficiencies are debilitating: vitamin A is critical for preventing childhood blindness and protecting the immune system; iron helps prevent iron deficiency anaemia; and folic acid can prevent life-long neural-tube birth defects. These deficiencies hold entire populations back. Children do not develop fully, parents
Investigating the current and potential role of local biodiversity in meeting nutritional requirements from complementary foods of infants and young children (6-23 months) in Southern Benin. West Africa, Gervais Ntandou-Bouzitou, Bioversity International
Research review-on-formulation-and-sensory-evaluation-of-complementary-foods-...Nezif Abamecha
Since infant food protein-energy malnutrition is a problem in Africa and other developing nations of the world. Food
and Agricultural Organization’s statistics also reveal that in Africa, more than one in four people are malnourished. Food
cereal grains are a major staple in many African homes contributing significant amounts of energy protein, but limiting in
essential amino acid of lysine. Legumes on the other hand are protein and amino acid rich foods, but also lacking in sulphurcontaining amino acids. Hence, a combination of these two grain foods would improve the protein and nutrient density of
the subsequent food products. Probably due to their high nutritional values, however, this review therefore, assesses various
works in literature on the use of these crops to produce composite food products. Complementary foods in most developing
countries are based on staple cereal or root crops. Although, commercial foods of high quality are occasionally available, they
are often expensive and therefore unaffordable by low-income rural households. Different approaches are needed to offer
families the opportunity to feed their infants on improved formulations using low cost and locally available staples, because of
Protein-energy malnutrition among children is the major health challenges and it may be related to low nutritional quality of
traditional complementary foods and high cost of quality protein based complementary foods. This review also aimed at the
formulation, preparation and evaluation of low-cots, locally available products based on cereals and pulses.
Takashi Uesugi and Yusuke Takahashi
Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
NOV 30, 2021
Dal 2nd International Forum on Food and Nutrition, 30 novembre-1 dicembre 2010, Milano. Childhood obesity in Europe: implications for the future food chain - Philip James
The Ethiopian livestock population is almost entirely composed of indigenous animals.
Recent estimates showed that 97.8%, 1.9%, and 0.3% of cattle are indigenous, hybrid, and exotic breeds, respectively.
The estimates for sheep are 99.6% and 0.3% for local breeds and hybrids, respectively;
for poultry 81.7%, 10.9%, and 7.4% are indigenous, hybrids and exotic, respectively.
Nearly all goats (99.9%) are indigenous breeds (CSA, 2020a).
COVID-19 Pandemic, Food Systems, and Interaction with MalnutritionFrancois Stepman
2 April 2020. WEBINAR. COVID-19, food systems, and interaction with malnutrition.
With COVID-19 dominating the news, is it a priority to think about ag and nutrition right now?
as part of the IFPRI-Egypt Seminar Series- funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project called “Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity” (EIBC) that is implemented by IFPRI.
Food systems transformation: An African perspective of where we are and where...ILRI
Presented by Namukolo Covic, Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia
CGIAR Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, at the Uppsala Health Summit 25 October 2022
Traditional and Indigenous foods for Food systems transformationFrancois Stepman
Presentation by Anna Lartey Professor of Nutrition.
Anna Lartey (PhD UC Davis); Sc.D. (h.c.McGill University)
Professor of Nutrition, Past President of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS 2013-2017)
at Webinar of 20 May 2021. Traditional and Indigenous Foods for Food Systems Transformation in Africa
The presentation was shared at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Plant Biologists, and outlines the barriers to agricultural technology adoption in developing countries and discusses the potential role of biofortification in helping people get access to more nutritious food worldwide.
This presentation was given by Alan de Brauw, Senior Researchers in the Markets Trade and Institutions Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Alan also serves as Flagship Leader of Value Chains for Enhanced Nutrition for the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). More information can be found at a4nh.cgiar.org.
This is a talk I gave as part of the "Nourishing 9 Billion" symposium at the 2014 American Society for Plant Biologists Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. I talked first about how major grains are actually quite available in an aggregate sense-- moreover there is plenty of unexploited capacity. A larger problem is a relative lack of availability of nutritious crops -- legumes and pulses, fruits, and vegetables, and among specific populations animal source foods. Two ideas to reduce micronutrient deficiencies, being promoted by the CGIAR program Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, are to promote nutritious crops and foods through value chains, as well as to promote micronutrient intakes through biofortification.
KENYA’S FOOD SECURITY, CAUSES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN FOOD SECURITY Jack Onyisi Abebe
A food secure population can meet its consumption needs during the given consumption period by using strategies that do not compromise future food security
Similar to Bottlenecks for healthy diets in Ethiopia (20)
Panel on ‘Statistical Data for Policy Decision Making in Ethiopia’, African Statistics Day Workshop organized by the Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS). 17-Nov-22.
Virtual roundtable meeting on the results and learnings from the P4G Sustainable Food Partnership. DanChurchAid together with SFP partners and in coordination with P4G Hub, Washington, and State of Green, Copenhagen. 23-Nov-22.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
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#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
Canadian Immigration Tracker March 2024 - Key SlidesAndrew Griffith
Highlights
Permanent Residents decrease along with percentage of TR2PR decline to 52 percent of all Permanent Residents.
March asylum claim data not issued as of May 27 (unusually late). Irregular arrivals remain very small.
Study permit applications experiencing sharp decrease as a result of announced caps over 50 percent compared to February.
Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
2. Put children’s nutrition first: what are they eating?
New recommendation 5+ out
of 8 food groups: 29% world
wide (24% in our region)
: Ethiopia according to 2016
Certain believes with
more than 200 days of
fasting is challenging the
diet diversity on a daily
basis
3. What can we offer them?
Inadequate access (physical and economic) to nutritious and
safe foods is one of the primary drivers of the persistently high
burden of undernutrition among young children in Ethiopia.
1. Animal-source protein cannot be affordable by most households in
Ethiopia, particularly the lowest spending one
2. Most household struggle to afford the nutritious foods in adequate
quantities to meet even 50% of their 6-23-month-old children’s dietary
requirements for zinc, energy, iron, and protein
Complementary feeding affordability study (2018/2019)
Still weak due
to limited
investment due
to forex
14,535 birr/year (485USD) of food come from purchase and another
11,000birr from own production and in household with children U2
BUT also
Practices to changes
1. In all regions, 19.5% of the
mothers said that their
children can eat meat At early
age, liquid foods is preferred by
mothers
2. Less than 50% of the mothers
have a separate plate for the
children
Ref.: End-line survey report on IYCF KAP in select
zones of Afar, Amhara, Benshangul-gumuz, and
Tigray regions, June 2018
4. Ethiopia – a diverse country : a richness and bottleneck
Ethiopian farming systems defined by the current studyAgroecological zones of Ethiopia, based on Global 16
Class classification system
Amede T., Auricht C., Boffa J.-M., Dixon J., Mallawaarachchi T., Rukuni M., Teklewold-Deneke T. 2017. A
farming system framework for investment planning and priority setting in Ethiopia. ACIAR Technical
Reports Series No. 90. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra. 52pp
Size matter:
• Ethiopia is 1.1 million km2 (it is like finding one solution to feed all for France and Spain)
Livelihood zone for one regions
25 different
5. We also have to be realistic
VS
But similar SBCC
We need to invest more for example in:
- Encouraging SME for food
transformation to increase Diet
diversity of children
- Increasing diversification in the market
for more access
- Building context based BCC even from
woredas to another one
