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  1. Growing our way to health: The intricate links between global health and agricultural development

    2015-11-18 The cyclical relationship between agricultural development and human health can hinder or drive economic development. In this presentation, Dr. Hanson will explore the impacts of poor health on agricultural productivity and yield; and the inter-connected role of food scarcity and malnutrition on...
    Economic Development Human Health Agriculture Develo...

  2. Growing our way to health: The intricate links between global health and agricultural development

    Key Resource Presented at the ECHO International Agriculture Conference 2015 The cyclical relationship between agricultural development and human health can hinder or drive economic development. In this presentation, Dr. Hanson will explore the impacts of poor health on agricultural productivity and yield;...
    Economic Development Human Health Agriculture Develo... Community Development

  3. Detecting Aflatoxin in Agricultural Commodities

    2016-07-11 Dr. Dowell is a Research Agricultural Engineer with the USDA ARS. He has about 30 years of experience developing technology to measure grain quality and improving food security in developing countries. He has over 20 years of experience in international agriculture, and is President of Planting...
    Health and Nutrition Human Health Animal Health Lab Protocol

  4. Understanding Why/When Cassava Can Cause the Disease Konzo

    2005-10-01 Konzo is an irreversible disease that appears suddenly and causes spastic paralysis of both legs. Konzo affects mainly women and children, afflicting thousands in the remote rural areas of Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also been reported from remote rural areas in...
    Cassava Human Health Diseases Cyanide Health

  5. Treatment to Reduce Cyanide Content of Cassava Flour

    2005-10-01 In Cassava Cyanide Diseases News (CCDN), Issue 4,December 2004, Dr. J. Howard Bradbury wrote about a method of processing cassava that could substantially reduce the cyanide content of flour.
    Cassava Human Health Health Health and Medical... Cyanide Food Processing

  6. Agricultural and Nutritional Options for Impoverished People Living with HIV/AIDS

    2010-04-01 Many complicating factors affect agricultural work, family health, and nutrition when one or more family members are HIV positive or have an active case of AIDS. In addition to those who are sick, others in the family and community are affected by the consequences of their illness. This broader...
    Human Health Health and Nutrition Medicinal Plants Nutrition Agricultural Devel... Kitchen Gardens Nutrient Density Katuk Health HIV/AIDS

  7. Cyantesmo Paper for Detecting Cyanide

    2015-11-20 Some tropical crops contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can cause cyanide poisoning, with varying effects depending on cyanide levels and how long a...
    Cyanide Cassava Chaya Human Health Nutrition Health and Nutrition

  8. Aflatoxin in the Diet Makes the Progression of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Much Worse

    2009-04-01 In many developing countries, there is no or little governmental regulation of and inspection for aflatoxin in foods and feeds. Even if there is governmental control in food processing, there is no oversight of food sold in markets or consumed right on the farm. The result is that humans are...
    Human Health HIV/AIDS Health Nutrition

  9. How Can a Diet Rich in Phosphorus Lead to Phosphorus Deficiency and Other Deficiencies?

    2009-04-01 Phosphorus in the hulls of plant seeds, especially legumes and grains, is bound up in an organic molecule called phytic acid. In addition to the bound phosphorus, phytic acid can interrupt the body’s ability to utilize minerals found in food. Unless the phytic acid molecule is broken down, either...
    Health and Nutrition Health Human Health Malnutrition Phosphorus

  10. Trace Elements and Human Health

    2013-04-20 Sometimes the smallest of things can impact human health beyond all proportion to their size. Trace elements are an example of this. Trace elements in an amount that is either above or below certain thresholds in soil, animal feed, or the human diet can have important impacts on the health of...
    Trace Elements Human Health Retort Lead Arsenic Mercury Selenium Deficiency Cadmium