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November 3, 2015
Once stunted always stunted? What’s up with catch-up growth?
Poor nutrition can cause young children to become stunted, that is, to be too short for their age. In fact,
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Biofortification
October 15, 2015
Dietary diversity and biofortification – Closer than you think
Some 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger caused by infections and diets lacking in essential micronutrients such as vitamin
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Events
October 1, 2015
Agricultural biodiversity showcased at Expo Milano 2015
*This blogpost was originally developed by Andrea Testa and adapted by Erica Roggio and Samantha Collins of Bioversity International. An
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A4NH Homepage Feature
October 1, 2015
Does better agriculture mean better nutrition?
By Gero Carletto, Marie Ruel, Paul Winters, and Alberto Zezza Does agriculture matter for nutrition? Certainly, the amount and quality
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September 29, 2015
Stimulating demand for nutritious diverse foods
In the Barotse floodplain of Zambia, families must migrate each year to farm at higher land as they escape the
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Agriculture associated diseases
September 11, 2015
Assessing farm-level solutions for aflatoxin control
Under its food safety portfolio, A4NH is tackling one of the biggest threats to human health, nutrition, and livelihoods in
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August 18, 2015
Stories from the field: Biodiversity in Kenya
This is a series of stories from the field, written by US Borlaug Fellow, Alessandra Grasso, about her experience in
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July 27, 2015
Improving nutrition in Kenya through farm and landscape modelling
Mary Adoyo* is a Kenyan smallholder farmer in the Masana sub-location of Vihiga county in Western Kenya. She manages the
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July 9, 2015
The evolution of mainstreaming nutrition in Africa’s agriculture sector
Platforms for collective goals Periodically, the African Union (AU) releases declarations by the Heads of AU Member States on national
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