• Proyecto inseguridad alimentaria y desnutricion en Guatemala : evaluacion externa 

  Pulgar, Dario (2016-02)

  El siguiente documento presenta el análisis, conclusiones y recomendaciones de la evaluación externa del proyecto Inseguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición en Guatemala financiado por el Centro Internacional para la investigación ...
• Transforming gender and food security in the global South 

  Njuki, Jemimah; Parkins, John R.; 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 ...
• Huile essentielle : santé visuelle en Tanzanie 

  Letarte, Martine (Vélo Québec Éditions, 2016-09-16)
• 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, K.A.; Gbadamosi, S.O.; Oyedele, D.J. (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) ...
• Targeted and untargeted approaches unravel novel candidate genes and diagnostic SNPs for quantitative resistance of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to Phytophthora infestans causing the late blight disease 

  Mosquera, Teresa; Alvarez, Maria Fernanda; Jiménez-Gómez, José M.; Muktar, Meki Shehabu; Paulo, Maria João; Steinemann, Sebastian (PLOS, 2016-06-09)

  Results of this study provide new insight into the molecular genetic basis of quantitative resistance in potato, and provide a diagnostic toolbox to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): markers that are associated ...
• 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 ...
• Proyecto Inseguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición En Guatemala : evaluación externa; informe final 

  Pulgar, Dario (2016-02)

  El siguiente documento presenta el análisis, conclusiones y recomendaciones de la evaluación externa del proyecto Inseguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición en Guatemala financiado por el Centro Internacional para la investigación ...
• Pobreza y la exclusión : las causas más importantes de la desnutrición crónica infantil 

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• Proyecto Inseguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición en Guatemala 

  Universidad Rafael Landívar. Instituto de Agricultura, Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, GT, )
• Plan estratégico de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, 2016 - 2020 

  Guatemala. Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional de la Presidencia de la República (2015)
• Lista de recomendaciones para la reducción de la desnutrición crónica infantil en Guatemala : proyecto Inseguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición en Guatemala 

  Universidad Rafael Landívar. Instituto de Agricultura, Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, GT, 2015-05)
• Análisis sistémico y territorial de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Guatemala : consideraciones para mejorar prácticas y políticas públicas 

  Cleaves, Cecilia; Tuy, Héctor; Parens, Cara (Cara Parens de la Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, GT, 2015-11)
• Informe final / Food Insecurity and Under-Nutrition in Guatemala : final report (September 2014 – December 2015) 

  Tuy, Héctor (Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, GT, 2015-12-31)

  El presente documento constituye el informe técnico final del Proyecto Seguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición en Guatemala, y recoge los avances obtenidos entre los meses de septiembre de 2014 y diciembre 2015. Este proyecto ...
• 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 ...
• Factors affecting the innovation potential of smallholder farmers in the Caribbean Community 

  Lowitt, Kristen; Hickey, Gordon M.; Saint Ville, Arlette; Raeburn, Kaywana; Thompson-Colón, Theresa; Laszlo, Sonia; Phillip, Leroy E. (Spinger, 2015)

  A systemic lack of access to finance, markets, and knowledge networks is limiting smallholder innovation potential in the region, while broader collective action is hindered by mistrust. Findings point to the need for more ...

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