While education access has improved globally, gains are uneven, and development impacts driven by increases in education continue to be left on the table, especially in rural areas.
In Africa south of the Sahara, more than 12 million new jobs a year are needed in rural areas to absorb young entrants. Agriculture provides scalable economic opportunities that can also reduce poverty.
Background
Iron-biofortified staple foods can improve iron status and resolve iron deficiency. However, whether improved iron status from iron biofortification can improve physical performance remains unclear.
Objective
Background: Evidence suggests that iron deficiency (ID) affects cognitive performance, as measured in behavior.
This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display.
Credible quantitative and qualitative information on existing capacities in agricultural higher education agencies in Africa are crucial for strategic planning, policy formulation, setting priorities and benchmarks, measuring progress toward bench
Credible quantitative and qualitative information on existing capacities in agricultural higher education agencies in Africa are crucial for strategic planning, policy formulation, setting priorities and benchmarks, measuring progress toward bench
The main objective of this report is to identify interventions that work and recommend options for policies and programs to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in all its forms.
Iron deficiency among children and women of child-bearing age is a public health problem in many developing countries.