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View article: Exploring the integration of fish powder in school meal programs in Malawi through a food environment lens: acceptability, affordability, and convenience
Exploring the integration of fish powder in school meal programs in Malawi through a food environment lens: acceptability, affordability, and convenience Open
Introduction Despite recognition that fish is a unique source of essential fatty acids, as well as bioavailable protein and micronutrients that are important for child and adolescent development, fish -and animal-sourced foods more broadly…
View article: Processing of fish products in Zambia for sustainable food systems and nutritious food for the first 1,000 days of life
Processing of fish products in Zambia for sustainable food systems and nutritious food for the first 1,000 days of life Open
Background/objectives Fish is a highly perishable food, and in the absence of cold chain technologies, is often preserved using traditional technologies in rural fishing communities of Zambia. High fish losses contribute to food insecurity…
View article: Anti-Black Political Violence and the Historical Legacy of the Great Replacement Conspiracy
Anti-Black Political Violence and the Historical Legacy of the Great Replacement Conspiracy Open
Racial violence is central to the American polity. We argue that support for violence, specifically anti-Black violence, has a long historical arc in American politics dating back to chattel slavery. In this paper, we argue that the racial…
View article: Considering the food environment can help to promote the consumption of aquatic foods for healthy diets
Considering the food environment can help to promote the consumption of aquatic foods for healthy diets Open
Aquatic foods ensure food and nutrition security for billions of consumers around the world. As part of food systems, aquatic foods provide nutritious, affordable, convenient options for healthy diets, and can also foster sustainable food …
View article: Anti-Black Political Violence and the Historical Legacy of the Great Replacement Conspiracy
Anti-Black Political Violence and the Historical Legacy of the Great Replacement Conspiracy Open
Racial violence is central to the American polity. We argue that support for violence, specifically anti-Black violence, has a long historical arc in American politics dating back to chattel slavery. In this paper, we argue that the racial…
View article: Simple Data Visualization Techniques of Racial Demographic Change Sharply Increase Propensities Toward Violence
Simple Data Visualization Techniques of Racial Demographic Change Sharply Increase Propensities Toward Violence Open
Data visualization has direct political implications. Across four experiments which slightly vary the visualization of data about projected racial demographic change in the United States, we find that particular displays of racial demograp…
View article: Comparison of databases reporting nutrient measures of fish and other aquatic foods
Comparison of databases reporting nutrient measures of fish and other aquatic foods Open
The nutrition values of fish and other aquatic foods have recently gained global recognition for their potential to alleviate ‘hidden hunger’ in many contexts and for many nutritional vulnerable people. Yet, data for most fish, aquatic spe…
View article: Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security
Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security Open
Poverty and food insecurity persist in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted a secondary analysis of nationally representative data from three sub-Saharan Africa countries (Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda) to investigate how both proximity to and …
View article: Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets - Volume 1
Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets - Volume 1 Open
A well-established political and regulatory framework exists in Brazil to promote food security and nutrition. Among its key elements are the Food Purchase Programme (PAA) and the National School Feeding Programme (PNAE), two institutional…
View article: Locally-Procured Fish Is Essential in School Feeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Locally-Procured Fish Is Essential in School Feeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa Open
Fish make an important contribution to micronutrient intake, long-chained polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAS), and animal protein, as well as ensuring food and nutrition security and livelihoods for fishing communities. Micr…
View article: Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems
Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems Open
Food system is a powerful concept for understanding and responding to nutrition and sustainability challenges. Food systems integrate social, economic, environmental and health aspects of food production through to consumption. Aquatic foo…
View article: Women’s dietary diversity changes seasonally in Malawi and Zambia
Women’s dietary diversity changes seasonally in Malawi and Zambia Open
Objective: There is growing recognition of the role that seasonality plays in agricultural production, expenditure, food security, diet quality and nutritional status, however, annual or bi-annual surveys may not capture seasonal or intra-…
View article: Gender and the political economy of fish agri-food systems in the global South
Gender and the political economy of fish agri-food systems in the global South Open
The significance of fish for human nutrition, health, and livelihoods is increasingly recognized by and for people around the world, especially in the Global South. However, fisheries and aquaculture do not equally benefit people who are e…
View article: Nutrient and Chemical Contaminant Levels in Five Marine Fish Species from Angola—The EAF-Nansen Programme
Nutrient and Chemical Contaminant Levels in Five Marine Fish Species from Angola—The EAF-Nansen Programme Open
Fish is a rich source of several important nutrients and an important part of the otherwise plant-dominated diet present in Angola. However, fish may also be a source of contaminants. The aim of this study was to analyse the nutrient conte…
View article: Chapter 13 Gender and the Political Economy of Fish Agri-Food Systems in the Global South
Chapter 13 Gender and the Political Economy of Fish Agri-Food Systems in the Global South Open
The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Agriculture covers major theoretical issues as well as critical empirical shifts in gender and agriculture. Gender relations in agriculture are shifting in most regions of the world with changes in the …
View article: Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure
Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure Open
Vietnam has improved its food security situation at the price of losing traditional varieties adapted to local tastes and conditions due to increased production and use of high-yield crop varieties (mainly large scale mono-cropping). Decre…