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01-01-2019 *Available as Download Only Current efforts to limit the ravages of schistosomiasis are pushing the world closer to eliminating a chronic infection that has been associated with human life in the tropics since time immemorial. This notwithstanding, the disease remains a scourge for large...
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01-01-2021 *Available as Download Only Despite being described for the first time more than 110 years ago, Chagas disease (caused by the parasiteTrypanosoma cruzi) persists as one of the most neglected tropical diseases. This persistent neglect of those affected by this disease is evidenced by the ongoing...
- icipe'smission is to help alleviate poverty, ensure food security and improve the overall health status of peoples of the tropics, by developing and extending management tools and strategies for harmful and useful arthropods, while preserving the natural resource base through research and...
- A SOLUTION THAT ENDS MALNUTRITION Food Plant Solutions creates educational materials that explain what nutritional food is, why our bodies need it and how to grow and use it. FPSfocuses on what are often neglected and underutilized plants, plants that are growing in and adapted to their...
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At the beginning of the year we took a tour of6 incredible plants you might not have heard of. Diets worldwide – from forest roots and leaves such as the moringa in Africa and parts of Asia to cardoon, the close relative of the artichoke in Europe – are varied, suited to local environment and can...
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All over the world local varieties of fruit, vegetables and grain are grown. Many are seemingly forgotten or are underutilized despite having outstanding nutritional or taste qualities. Some have good commercial potential and could be an excellent cash crop for a smallscale or family farmers,...
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01-05-2010 This report identifies countries that have invested in training and deploying more femalehealth workers and shows how these women are delivering lifesaving health care to some of the poorest and hardest-to-reach mothers and babies. It identifies strategies and approaches that are succeeding in...
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01-01-2000 This volume includes 7 papers on mushrooms.
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Drawing on a detailed evidence base of over 150 studies encompassing various disciplines (including nutrition, economics, epidemiology, and sociology), it builds a picture of what is know about the interactions between HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security, and what this knowledge implies for...
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18-10-2019 ECHO shares information to help farmers grow food more effectively, with minimal purchased inputs. However, unless training is also given around nutrition, farmers and their families will not benefit optimally from changes that are made. At the November 2017 ECHO International Agriculture...
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