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Technology Transfer Part 1: Implementation of the Livestock Early Warning System in Mongolia

Abstract: A series of droughts and winter disasters in Mongolia resulted in discussions between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Livestock […]

  • Date of Publication: May 2009
  • Author(s): Jay Angerer; Sean Granville-Ross; Doug Tolleson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Technology Transfer Part 2: The Voice of LEWS: Information Outreach from the Gobi Forage Livestock Early Warning System

Abstract: A series of droughts and winter disasters in Mongolia resulted in discussions between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Livestock-CRSP […]

  • Date of Publication: May 2009
  • Author(s): Jay Angerer; Sean Granville-Ross; Doug Tolleson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Using Case Studies to Understand Successful Entrepreneurship Among Ghanaian Women

Abstract: The Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management (ENAM) project identified constraints to availability, accessibility and utilization of animal source foods (ASF) in young […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Nana Akua Anyidoho; Gloria Y. Kobati; Lorna M. Butler; Grace S. Marquis; Esi K. Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Anna Lartey; B. K. Ahunu
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Effects of Microenterprise Development on Caregivers’ Economic Contribution and Household Consumption of Animal Source Foods

Abstract: Low income levels and lack of knowledge have been identified as key constraints to the use of animal source foods (ASF) in the diets of […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Philip Anor Homiah; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Grace S. Marquis; Esi K. Colecraft; Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Enhancing Backyard Poultry Enterprise Performance in the Techiman Area of Ghana: A Value Chain Approach

Abstract: Backyard poultry enterprise is one of the enterprise development interventions for the Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source food Management (ENAM) project designed to address […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Charles K. Asem-Bansah; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; E.E. Ackah-Nyamike; Esi K. Colecraft
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Impact of Interventions on Caregivers’ Nutrition Knowledge and Animal Source Food Intake in Young Children in Ghana

Abstract: Animal source foods (ASF) intake in young children has been associated with improved dietary quality and growth outcomes. The Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Grace S. Marquis; Anna Lartey; Esi K. Colecraft; Ben K. Ahunu; Lorna M. Butler; M. Reddy; Helen Jensen; Elisabeth Lonergan; W. Quarmime
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Do Children’s Dietary Intakes Fluctuate by Season in Rural Northern Ghana?

Abstract: Food availability in rural communities is often dependent on season. Young children who are at risk of poor growth when food is scarce during the […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Kimberly Harding; Grace S. Marquis; Esi K. Colecraft; Anna Lartey; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Nutrition Education with Microcredit Provided to Caregivers of Pre-School Children: Effect on Children’s Animal Source Food Intake

Abstract: This project examined the effect of providing micro-credit with nutrition education given to caregivers of children two to five years of age. The caregivers were […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Anna Lartey; Esi Colecraft; Grace S. Marquis; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Benjamin Ahunu
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Dietary Intakes of Non-Pregnant, Non-Lactating Women Participating in the ENAM Project in Ghana

Abstract: Information on the dietary intakes of non-pregnant, non-lactating (NPNL) Ghanaian mothers is lacking. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to compare the dietary intakes of NPNL […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Gloria Y. Kobati; Anna Lartey; Esi Colecraft; Grace S. Marquis
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

The Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management (ENAM) Project Dissemination Meeting

Abstract: The Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management (ENAM) project was developed to address the barriers to the availability, accessibility, and utilization of animal […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Grace S. Marquis; Esi K Colecraft; Kimberly Harding; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Anna Lartey; Ben K Ahunu; Gloria Kobati; Lorna Butler; Helen Jensen; Manju Reddy
  • Type of Document: Research Brief