Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens

Neglected indigenous fruit trees have an important role in providing vital minerals and micronutrients to growing children, as well as the wider community. The diversity of indigenous fruit trees also means they have an important role to play in addressing seasonality and hunger periods facing many rural communities by ensuring the availability of nutritious fruits for a healthy diet year-round. This chapter will highlight the diversity of indigenous fruit trees and their food composition and contribution to micronutrient and wider dietary needs. It will also highlight the ‘portfolio approach’ – for addressing seasonal and nutrient specific gaps in local diets. School gardens offer an important entry point for the integration and promotion of indigenous fruit trees for nutrition education and promotion of healthy diets. Schools also offer a platform for wider community engagement by promoting practical learning and engagement not only of pupils through such programmes as 4K clubs but also community and parent learning through SMCs and champion farmers

ビルハルツ住血吸虫症患者の検尿方法の比較および虫卵排泄に及ぼす昼食の影響

ビルハルツ住血吸虫症の疫学調査で必要な排世虫卵数をより正確に表わす方法を見つける目的で，ケニア国においてビルハルツ住血吸虫症患者から4日間連続して採尿し，排池虫卵数を4通りの方法，すなわち(1)egg counts/1Oml，(2) egg counts/specimen，(3) egg counts/hourおよび(4)食事後のegg counts/hourで表わし，その変動(日差)の大きさを比較した。方法毎の排地虫卵数の変動は(1)(2)(3)(4)の順に小きくなり，排地虫卵数を表わす方法としてはegg counts/hourが適当であると考えられた。また排池虫卵数と患者尿量の聞に相関は認められなかった。患者に食事を与えた後に採原した場合には，与えない場合に比べて，排地虫卵数が増加した。その増加の程度は排地虫卵数が少ない患者において大きかった。Four different egg count methods (egg counts per 10ml, egg counts per specimen, egg counts per hour and post-prandial egg counts per hour) were applied to expression of the intensity of infection with S. haematobium. Egg counts per hour and post-prandial egg counts per hour revealed less variable results than egg counts per 10 ml and egg counts per specimen. Egg counts per hour seemed to be suitable for expression of intensity of infection with S. haematobium. No correlation between egg number and urine volume was shown. The post-prandial effect on egg-output of S. haematobium was much higher in the low egg-output group than in the high and middle egg-output groups

Agroecological transformation for sustainable food systems : Insight on France-CGIAR research

This 26th dossier d’Agropolis is devoted to research and partnerships in agroecology. The French Commission for International Agricultural Research (CRAI) and Agropolis International, on behalf of CIRAD, INRAE and IRD and in partnership with CGIAR, has produced this new issue in the ‘Les dossiers d’Agropolis international’ series devoted to agroecology. This publication has been produced within the framework of the Action Plan signed by CGIAR and the French government on February 4th 2021 to strengthen French collaboration with CGIAR, where agroecology is highlighted as one of the three key priorities (alongside climate change, nutrition and food systems)