Ressources Etiqueté: Food Composition

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  1. Assessing nutritional diversity of cropping systems in African villages

    Abstract - PubMed, 2011 BACKGROUND: In Sub-Saharan Africa, 40% of children under five years in age are chronically undernourished. As new investments and attention galvanize action on African agriculture to reduce hunger, there is an urgent need for metrics that monitor agricultural progress...
    Food Composition

  2. Consultation d’experts sur les indicateurs nutritionnels pour la biodiversité #1

    20/01/2008 Évaluer simultanément la nutrition et la biodiversité, à l’aide d’une série d’indicateurs, est au coeur de la nouvelle Initiative intersectorielle sur la biodiversité pour l’alimentation et la nutrition, dirigée par la FAO en collaboration avec Bioversity International et d’autres partenaires. La...
    Food Composition

  3. Consultation d’experts sur les indicateurs nutritionnels pour la biodiversité #2

    20/01/2011 Présenter la nutrition et la biodiversité comme une même question est l’une des principales raisons d’être de l’Initiative intersectorielle sur la biodiversité pour l’alimentation et la nutrition, dirigée par la FAO en collaboration avec Bioversity International. Le but général de cette...
    Food Composition

  4. FAO - Nutrition and Biodiversity

    Nutrition and biodiversity converge to a common path leading to food security and sustainable development. They feature directly theMillennium Development Goals (MDGs): halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger; and ensure environmental sustainability. In combination, nutrition and...
    Food Composition Nutrition Biodiversity FAO Basic Nutrition

  5. Dietary Species Richness, an important measure of a healthy diet

    A recent paper by Dr Carl Lachat of Ghent University,Jessica Raneriof Bioversity International, and others introduces Dietary Species Richness, a new food biodiversity indicator to help examine the correlation between agrobiodiversity and diet quality. Nutrition Research Specialist, Raneri...
    Food Composition

  6. USDA FoodData Central

    The food supply is increasing at an incredible rate as are the changes in the composition of agricultural commodities and processed foods. In addition, the scientific understanding of relationships between dietary intakes and health have accelerated placing new demands on the levels of knowledge...
    Food Composition