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Does the Type of Income Generating Activity Caregivers Engage in Influence Children’s Animal Source Food Consumption?

Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that children of caregivers engaged in Animal Source Food (ASF)-related Income Generating Activities (IGA) were more likely to consume ASF than […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Aaron Christian; Anna Lartey; Esi Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Grace S. Marquis
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Participatory Rapid Assessment: Facilitating a Holistic Conceptual Framework

Abstract: Childhood malnutrition remains a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, largely caused by sub-optimal feeding practices and poor diet quality. Deficiencies in micronutrients can […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Grace S. Marquis; Elizabeth Vogel; Esi Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Enhancing Collaborations with Government Ministries: Lessons Learned from the ENAM Project in Ghana

Abstract: To ensure sustainability of the activities that enhance feeding of animal source foods (ASF) to preschool children, it is important that the processes and products […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Ben. K. Ahunu; Esi K. Colecraft; Anna Lartey; Grace S. Marquis
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Development of a Nutrition Extension Course: A Step-By-Step Collaborative Process

Abdtract: The use of participatory and qualitative information gathering and sharing during the planning grant phase of the Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Esi Colecraft; Anna Lartey; Grace Marquis; Owuraku Sakyi- Dawson; Ben Ahunu; Lorna Butler
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Animal source food intake is lower in households with children who experience food insecurity

Abstract: Animal source food (ASF) intake in young children has been associated with improved dietary quality and growth outcomes. The ENAM project provides technical and financial […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Grace S. Marquis; Esi K Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Anna Lartey; Ben Ahunu; Lorna M Butler; Helen H Jensen; Manju B Reddy; Elisabeth Lonergan; Emmanuel Canacoo; Richmond Aryeetey
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa

Abstract: This study investigates variation over time, space and household and individual characteristics in how people perceive different risks. Using original data from the arid and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Cheryl Doss; John McPeak; Christopher B. Barrett
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Challenging Orthodoxies: Understanding Poverty in Pastoral Areas of East Africa

Abstract: Understanding and alleviating poverty in Africa continues to receive considerable attention from a range of diverse actors, including politicians, international celebrities, academics, activists and practitioners. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little; John McPeak; Christopher B. Barrett; Patti Kristjanson
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Development of Herder Alliances in the Gobi Region of Mongolia

Abstract: In 2006, a collaborative pilot project was initiated in Mongolia to test the applicability of developing herder alliances based on the model of North American […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): E. Bayarmaa; S. Bayarmagnai; Dennis Sheehy
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Development Of Portable NIRS Technology To Monitor Grazing Animal Nutrition In Mongolia

Abstract: Understanding nutritional status of grazing animals is a critical step in improving livestock productivity in Mongolia. Utilization of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) on feces […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Doug Tolleson; Stephen Prince; Kris Banik; Udval Gombosuren; Dennis Sheehy
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Verification of Simulation Model and Landscape Map Results for Near Real Time Forage Monitoring in the Gobi Region of Mongolia

Abstract: Assessment of vegetation productivity on rangelands using conventional methods such as clipping can be very time consuming and expensive, and becomes very impractical to do […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Jay Angerer; L. Bolor-Erdene; M. Urgamal
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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