The USAID-funded MENU Activity implemented by HarvestPlus Uganda set out to increase the production, marketing, and consumption of biofortified crops in Uganda as part of a broader effort to improve the nutritional status of 420,000 Ugandans, part
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Orange Sweet Potato (OSP) and Iron rich beans can be used in many dishes to enrich their nutritive value, add color and make them attractive to all ages.
Introducing biofortified crops as new crops on the market required people to receive the right information as to why they should produce and consume these crops. Nutrition trainings were a platform to disseminate this much needed information.
Stakeholders' knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on the control of Taenia solium in Kamuli and Hoima districts, Uganda
Taenia (T.) solium is a zoonotic parasite causing three diseases: Taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and porcine cysticercosis in pigs.
Sustainable aquaculture development in sub-Saharan Africa
Scaling up delivery of biofortified staple food crops globally: Paths to nourishing millions
Background: Micronutrient deficiencies affect over one quarter of the world’s population.
Women’s decisionmaking indicators are widely used in social science research, though insufficient attention is given to measurement issues.
Future challenges, trends, and opportunities
Measuring time use in developing country agriculture: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
This paper discusses the challenges associated with implementing time-use surveys among agricultural households in developing countries and offers advice on best practices for two common measurement methods: stylized questions and time diaries.
Bargaining power, decision making, and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda
We examine the role of gender dimensions of intrahousehold bargaining power and decision making in the adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato (OSP), a biofortified crop being promoted to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A in Uganda.
The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, and white- or yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes, Ipomoea batatas, are widely grown in Uganda as both food and cash crops.
Invisible heterogeneity in crop zinc concentration and child zinc intake in rural Uganda
Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than two billion individuals worldwide, with dire outcomes for human health and productivity.
Biofortification, crop adoption and health information: Impact pathways in Mozambique and Uganda
Biofortification is a promising strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition by promoting the adoption of staple food crops bred to be dense sources of specific micronutrients.
Does ownership of improved dairy cow breeds improve child nutrition? A pathway analysis for Uganda
This dataset is composed of two 24-hour recall surveys conducted by HarvestPlus in 2007 as a baseline for its Reaching End Users (REU) project and by AED in 2008 in the context of the A2Z project.
Measuring time use in development settings
This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries.
Micronutrient deficiency affects approximately 2 billion people globally and is caused by poor-quality diets resulting in low intakes of key micronutrients.
IFPRI in collaboration with UNICEF and WFP conducted a study of the effectiveness of food and cash transfers linked to participation in an Early Childhood Development (ECD) program in Uganda.