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Objectives: Adolescence is a critical period of development and habit formation including healthy dietary practices. Nutrition education interventions were implemented in government primary schools in rural Ethiopia. This study examined (1) the impact of interventions on nutrition knowledge, parent-adolescent interactions, and parental food control; and (2) the relationships among knowledge, interaction, and food control on […]

Objectives: Quality antenatal care (ANC) services are critical for maternal health and nutrition. Information on quality of nutrition interventions during ANC is scarce in low-and middle-income countries. Our study examined the effects of intensified maternal nutrition interventions during ANC on service readiness, provision of care, and client’s experience of care in Bangladesh (BD), Burkina Faso […]

Objectives: Adequate coverage of antenatal care (ANC) and its related services are essential for maternal and newborn health and nutrition. Interventions to strengthen health systems in the delivery of nutrition interventions during ANC were implemented in Bangladesh (BD), Burkina Faso (BF), Ethiopia (ET), and India (IN). This study examined the coverage and equity of ANC […]

The National Potato and Sweetpotato Development Strategy of Ethiopia was launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was marked with the celebration of the first International Day of Potato on 30th May 2024. The national strategy provides a roadmap for sustainable improvement in the production and productivity of potatoes and sweetpotatoes to improve the livelihoods […]

CONTEXT Agricultural innovations are inclusive when they are used by any member of society who wants to use them. Conversely, agricultural innovations that can only be used by a specific privileged group within society can be characterized as “exclusive”. OBJECTIVE The first objective of this paper is to examine the inclusivity of agricultural innovations in […]