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Got Milk? The Role of Gender, Incentives, and Nutrition in Dairy Contract Farming in Northern Senegal
This blog was originally posted on the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) blog .
Together for Nutrition 2015 Conference Focuses on Improving Ethiopian Nutrition
This blog was originally posted on the Together for Nutrition website .
This conference took place on 15th June in Addis Ababa. Almost 150 people attended from diverse sectors and organizations to learn and to share the latest research on food and nutrition.
The introduction, presented by Bart Minten, program leader for ESSP, Stuart Gillespie, CEO Transform Nutrition and Ferew Lemma, Ministry of Health, captured the essence of why we were gathered together – to collectively improve nutrition in Ethiopia.
Does Aflatoxin Exposure Cause Child Stunting?
This blog was originally posted on IFPRI.org. It was written by Kelly Jones and Vivian Hoffmann from IFPRI’s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division as part of an ongoing series of researcher-authored blog stories highlighting research in progress at IFPRI.
Eliminating Aflatoxins in Maize Flour
New labeling system may bring safe, affordable maize flour to Kenyan consumers
Kenyan consumers are demanding maize flour that is safe from contamination by aflatoxin, a chemical linked to cancer and other health problems. The toxin, produced by certain fungi, is commonly found in maize from several regions of Kenya due to a combination of environmental conditions and poor post-harvest practices.
Nutrition-Sensitive Value Chains
In the past, discussions about food security have typically focused on the quantity of food that people eat rather than the quality . However, micronutrient deficiencies are becoming increasingly recognized as a serious threat to the health and economic development of low-income populations. As a result, nutrition is garnering more and more attention in the development community.