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Micronutrient deficiencies in low-income countries are associated with the monotonous consumption of nutrient-deficient crops, contributing to childhood stunting with far-reaching socioeconomic consequences. To promote nutrition sensitive agriculture...
Functional, economic, social, environmental analysis of the maize value chain in Zambia.
Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production...
To improve and sustain farm productivity, farmers require information on inputs, postharvest management and markets, and exposure to new technologies and best practices. Traditionally public agricultural extension...
In the quest to reduce global under- and malnutrition, which are particularly high among smallholder farmers, agriculture-nutrition linkages are receiving increasing attention. Researchers have...
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Informal food vendors expand the spatial footprint of the urban food system.
Informal food vendors facilitate cross-scale food system linkages.
Informal food...
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33% of sampled households in Zambia and Kenya engage in urban agriculture.
Urban agriculture is not strongly related to urban food security.
Barriers include settlement...
Facing COVID-19, African countries were confronted with a dilemma: enacting strict lockdowns to “flatten the curve” could potentially have large effects on food security. Given...
This brief provides a country-level framework and insights for assessing the potential to develop and scale Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS). The framework is intended for service providers and other actors...