52 research outputs found
Applying the Food Multimix concept for sustainable and nutritious diets
Background: Despite a rich and diverse ecosystem and biodiversity, worldwide, more than 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient malnutrition or hidden hunger. Of major concern are a degradation of our ecosystems and agricultural systems which are thought to be unsustainable thereby posing a challenge for the future food and nutrition security. Despite these challenges, nutrition security and ensuring well balanced diets depend on sound knowledge and appropriate food choices in a complex world of plenty and want. We have previously reported on how the food multimix (FMM) concept, a food-based and dietary diversification approach can be applied to meeting energy and micronutrient needs of vulnerable groups through an empirical process. Our objective in this article is to examine how the concept can be applied to improve nutrition in a sustainable way in otherwise poor and hard-to-reach communities. We have reviewed over 100 FMM food recipes formulated from combinations of commonly consumed traditional candidate food ingredients; on average five per recipe, and packaged as per 100 g powders from different countries including Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabawe and Southern Africa, India, Mexico, Malaysia and United Kingdom; and for different age groups and conditions such as older infants and young children, pregnant women, HIV patients, diabetes and for nutrition rehabilitation. Candidate foods were examined for their nutrient strengths and nutrient content and nutrient density of recipes per 100 g were compared to reference nutrient intakes (RNIs) for the different population groups. We report on the nutrient profiles from our analysis of the pooled and age-matched data as well as sensory analysis and conclude that locally produced FMM foods can complement local diets and contribute significantly to meeting nutrient needs among vulnerable groups in food-insecure environments. Key words: food multimix, candidate foods, sustainable, food security, resource-poor, nutrition interventions
Bringing analysis of gender and socialâecological resilience together in small-scale fisheries research: Challenges and opportunities
The demand for gender analysis is now increasingly orthodox in natural resource programming, including that for small-scale fisheries. Whilst the analysis of socialâecological resilience has made valuable contributions to integrating social dimensions into research and policy-making on natural resource management, it has so far demonstrated limited success in effectively integrating considerations of gender equity. This paper reviews the challenges in, and opportunities for, bringing a gender analysis together with socialâecological resilience analysis in the context of small-scale fisheries research in developing countries. We conclude that rather than searching for a single unifying framework for gender and resilience analysis, it will be more effective to pursue a plural solution in which closer engagement is fostered between analysis of gender and social-ecological resilience whilst preserving the strengths of each approach. This approach can make an important contribution to developing a better evidence base for small-scale fisheries management and policy
Percepção dos consumidores relativamente à carne de bovino: critérios de escolha a partir de grupos de discussão
Nas economias desenvolvidas, a segurança dos alimentos, o bemâestar animal e o ambiente tĂȘm vindo a assumir relevĂąncia nas preocupaçÔes dos consumidores. ProcurĂĄmos saber, atravĂ©s da metodologia dos grupos de discussĂŁo (focus groups) realizados em duas cidades de Portugal, Lisboa e Porto, as preocupaçÔes e perceçÔes dos consumidores relativamente a estes atributos, os quais sĂŁo essencialmente acreditados. Este conhecimento Ă© fundamental para a aplicação posterior de mĂ©todos de preferĂȘncias declaradas. Foi ainda possĂvel obter, com base em exercĂcios de seleção entre carnes diferenciadas, e atravĂ©s de um modelo logit, intervalos de preços passĂveis de serem utilizados posteriormente na definição de cenĂĄrios em experiĂȘncias de escolha (mĂ©todo de preferĂȘncias declaradas) -----ABSTRACT-----In developed economies, food safety, animal welfare and the environment have become relevant consumersâ concerns. We conducted several focus groups in two Portuguese cities, Lisboa and Porto, in order to get participants perceptions and concerns for these attributes, which are essentially credence attributes. This knowledge is critical for the subsequent application of stated preference methods. It was also possible to estimate, based on exercises of selection among different meats, and through a logit model, price ranges that could be used in the definition of scenarios for choice experiments (stated preference method)info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Physicochemical and microbiological quality of raspberries (Rubus idaeus) treated with different doses of gamma irradiation
Status of Mangroves Within Taklong Island National Marine Reserve, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, Philippines : A One-Year Post Spill Monitoring Study
Strategic performance management in local governments in the Philippines: work and rating challenges
Relationship of mental tension on the perceived clinical performance among third-year BSN students in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
Chapter 12 Local adaptation to enhance livelihood assets and build resilience in Albay, Philippines
Gender-responsive participatory research for social learning and sustainable forest management
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