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Flyer 1: Promouvoir des approches axées sur l’alimentation pour lutter contre la carence en vitamine A en Afrique

Author: Sonii David, Julia Tagwireyi et al. Contributors: Administrator February 01, 2014

La carence en vitamine A (CVA) est un problème de santé publique grave en Afrique. Il est le résultat d’une consommation insuffisante d’aliments riches en vitamine A et des infections fréquentes. Le problème touche environ 43% des enfants en âge préscolaire. La carence en vitamine A affaiblit le système immunitaire, …
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Flyer 1: Promote Food-based Approaches to Combat Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa

Author: Sonii David, Julia Tagwireyi et al. Contributors: Administrator February 01, 2014

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), a serious public health problem in Africa, is the result of inadequate dietary intake of vitamin A rich foods and frequent infections. The problem affects an estimated 43% of pre-school aged children. Vitamin A deficiency weakens the immune system, increases the risk of disease and death, …
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Flyer 2: Promouvoir une approche globale pour réduire la carence en vitamine A en Afrique

Author: Sonii David, Julia Tagwireyi et al. Contributors: Administrator February 01, 2014

La carence en vitamine A (CVA) touche plus de 43% des enfants en âge préscolaire en Afrique. La cause principale est l’insuffisance de l’apport en vitamine A due à une mauvaise alimentation. Des infections fréquentes peuvent contribuer à la CVA en diminuant l’appétit, en réduisant l’absorption et en augmentant les …
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Presentation 23: Nutrition and Health: Strategies for eliminating Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in Tanzania

Author: Moses Urio, DEVOTHA MUSHUMBUSI et al. Contributors: Administrator March 01, 2016

This presentation’s main focus is on Tanzania’s Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and strategies for successful elimination. The promotion of the production and consumption of β-carotene-rich food is a sustainable approach to combat vitamin A deficiency. In this presentation it is portrayed as the strategy which will complement other vitamin A …
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Implementation of Multiple Irish Aid-Funded Orange Flesh Sweet Potato Projects

Author: Nicolai Petry, James P Wirth et al. Contributors: Administrator 2015

Biofortification of sweetpotatoes is a promising and sustainable agricultural approach to reduce vitamin A deficiency (VAD), particularly in remote areas where individuals have limited access to commercial markets and mainly rely on household-produced crops. Due to its large genetic variability, its favorable growing characteristics, and the high consumption in remote …
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Biofortification, Crop Adoption, and Health Information: Impact Pathways in Mozambique and Uganda

Author: Alan de Brauw, Patrick Eozenou et al. Contributors: Administrator, Tawanda Muzhingi November 01, 2015

Biofortification, breeding staple food crops to be dense sources of essential micronutrients, is fast emerging as a strategy to fight micronutrient malnutrition. Large-scale biofortification investments are being made in several developing countries, but until recently little rigorous evidence about the impact of these investments has been available. In this paper, …
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Reaching Agents of Change (RAC); National workshop to discuss the advocacy and resources mobilization strategy

Author: Reachning Agents of Change Contributors: Administrator, Tawanda Muzhingi, Chris Muhango June 26, 2012

This document contains the proceedings from a two days’ workshop that involved cross-cutting stakeholders in the health, nutrition and agriculture sectors brainstorming and set footing on the development of an advocacy strategy for promotion of production and consumption of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes in Tanzania. Briefly, Reaching Agents of Change …
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Engendered Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Project Planning Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation

Contributors: Administrator, Tawanda Muzhingi, Chris Muhango, Hilda Munyua 2013

This report presents an overview of the Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) workshop in Tanzania. It covers background information on the RAC Project of the International Potato Center (CIP) and the efforts of Zenete França and Associates: Consultants in Learning and Capacity Building (ZFA) to support RAC in empowering its …
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Engendered Orange-fleshed sweetpotato project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Author: Adiel Mbabu Contributors: Administrator, Tawanda Muzhingi, Chris Muhango, Hilda Munyua 2013

This report presents an overview of the Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) workshop in Tanzania. It covers background information on the RAC Project of the International Potato Center (CIP) and the efforts of Zenete França and Associates: Consultants in Learning and Capacity Building (ZFA) to support RAC in empowering its …
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