• African swine fever - disease monograph series - 08 

  Unknown author (2016)

  Implications of African swine fever virus (ASFV) for food security in Africa are significant. ASFV remains an imposing and enormous risk to animal health and food security globally. The key challenges to developing a safe ...
• Bovine Anaplasmosis - disease monograph series - 09 

  Unknown author (2016)

  Bovine Anaplasmosis (BA) is caused by Anaplasma marginale parasite. BA affects cattle and water buffalo in Asia. Several wild ungulate species are also affected and play an important role in the disease epidemiology. ...
• Classical swine fever - disease monograph series - 07 

  Unknown author (2016)

  Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) affects domesticated pigs and wild boars with variable symptoms according to the virus strain, exposure history and host genetics. CSFV is reported in Europe, Central and South America, ...
• Annex 12 - case stories : bringing gardens from one school to another 

  Oro, Emilita (2018)
• Enhancing opportunities for nutrition education in public elementary schools in the Philippines 

  Oro, Emilita; Agdeppa, Imelda; Itliong, Kirstein; Sarmiento, Ian Kurt; Baguilat, Irish; Gonsalves, Julian; Capanzana, Mario (2018)
• Model for NGO and private sector partnership for scaling up SAKs 

  Pudasaini, Roshan; Sthapit, Sajal (2018)

  Access to technology in rural Nepal remains a major bottleneck for smallholder farmers as the opportunities for marketing agricultural inputs and tools remain untapped. Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and ...
• Nutrition education promoted consumption of pulse based foods among rural women of reproductive age in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia 

  Yetnayet, M; Henry, Carol; Berhanu, G; Whiting, SJ; Regassa, N (African Journals Online, 2017-07)

  Nutrition education based on using a Health Belief Model (HBM) can be effective in bringing positive change in the knowledge, attitude and practices of women of reproductive age towards pulse based diets. The success of ...
• Impact of an enhanced homestead food production program on household food production and dietary intake of women aged 15-49 years and children aged 6-59 months : a pragmatic delayed cluster randomized control trial protocol 

  Moumin, Najma A.; Hou, Kroeun; Michaux, Kristina D.; Stormer, Ame; Mundy, Gary (Medip Academy, 2017-10)

  The article outlines a proposal for scaling up the enhanced homestead food production (EHFP) program which provides agricultural inputs along with nutrition, hygiene, and gender empowerment training. This research evaluates ...
• Factors affecting the innovation potential of smallholder farmers in the Caribbean community 

  Lowitt, Kristen; Hickey, Gordon M.; Saint Ville, Arlette; Raeburn, Kaywana; Thompson-Colon, Theresa; Laszlo, Sonia; Phillip, Leroy E. (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015-05)

  Using data collected through producer household surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews this paper explores factors that impact the innovation potential of smallholder farming households in four CARICOM small ...
• Transforming gender and food security in the global South 

  Njuki, Jemimah; Parkins, John; Kaler, Amy (IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2016)

  The first section of this book focuses on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and its adaptations for different projects and contexts. The second section moves from measurement to empowerment; gender roles ...
• Weaving indigenous agricultural knowledge with formal education to enhance community food security : school competition as a pedagogical space in rural Anchetty, India 

  Shukla, Shailesh; Barkman, Janna; Patel, Kirit (Informa UK Limited, 2016)

  In communities from the remote rural regions of Anchetty, young learners’ informal learning experiences often come through interactions with local agriculture and the environment in which they and their families work and ...
• Optimization of production of bread enriched with leafy vegetable powder 

  Famuwagun, A.A.; Taiwo, Kehinde; Gbadamosi, S.O.; Oyedele, Durodoluwa (OMICS International, 2016)

  Response Surface Methodology was used in this study to determine optimal conditions for the production of high quality bread enriched with vegetable powder. Fresh and matured fluted pumpkin leaves (Telfaria occidentalis) ...
• Scaling up food security innovations in Asia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 29 - 31, 2016 

  Paz, Alvaro (IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2016)

  Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) programs, policies and strategies are identified and discussed in terms of scaling up of country food security programs, including possible business models and ...
• Concepts and Approaches to operationalize the Scaling up of Agricultural Innovations : CIFSRF/IDRC; training workshop report, 8 - 10 October 2015, Cotonou, Benin 

  Idrissou, Latifou (2015)

  To avoid misunderstandings and often ambiguity in the definition and operationalization of scaling up, IDRC decided to organize a training workshop for CIFSRSF projects implementation teams, gathering 38 participants of ...
• Plan estratégico de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, 2016 - 2020 

  Guatemala. Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional de la Presidencia de la República (2015)
• Characterization of postharvest practices and losses of fresh produce along the Caribbean supply chain : Guyana and St. Kitts-Nevis 

  Cortbaoui, Patrick E.; Ngadi, Michael O. (JPHT, 2016)

  Inefficient handling and high postharvest losses describe the Caribbean supply chain of fresh fruits and vegetables. In this study, two different approaches to characterize the postharvest practices and losses of key ...
• New method to quantify postharvest quality loss of cucumber using the Taguchi approach 

  Cortbaoui, Patrick E.; Ngadi, Michael O. (IISTE, 2015)

  A reliable measurement of postharvest losses for fresh produce is needed to ensure against future losses. The Taguchi loss function was used to quantify quality loss of fresh cucumber after testing different storage ...
• Linking communities of practice with value chain development in smallholder farming systems 

  Lowitt, Kristen; Hickey, Gordon M.; Ganpat, Wayne; Phillip, Leroy (Elsevier, 2015)

  Recognizing that value chains involve complex social and economic relationships, there are shortcomings in existing approaches to governance, whereby different communities in smallholder agriculture could instead work ...
• Environmental change and food security : the special case of small island developing states 

  Lowitt, Kristen; Saint Ville, Arlette; Lewis, Patsy; Hickey, Gordon M. (Spinger, 2015)

  Small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as a special case for sustainable development due to the unique set of challenges and vulnerabilities they face. While SIDS are a diverse group of nations, most share ...
• Guatemala quiere terminar con la desnutrición crónica 

  Chapman, Leonora; Carrera, Jaime (Radio Canadá Internacional, 2016-02)

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