The results further indicate that the degree of soil management among rice farmers is rather deficient, with just 58.1% of rice farmers in MADA and 51.5% of rice farmers in KADA reaching a level of sustainable management. This situation implies that rice farmers in MADA and KADA lack knowledge...
Each participant was asked to rate their own knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and behaviors against a series of questions and statements that represented their food safety situation. Worker hand hygiene was assessed before and after washing via the Hygiena Luminometers EnSURE10 device, along with a...
Food insufficiency is associated with high-risk sexual behavior among women in Botswana and Swaziland. PLoS med. 2007;4(10): e260. 32. Mehta S, Manji KP, Young AM, Brown ER, Chasela C, Taha TE, Read JS, Goldenberg RL, Fawzi WW. Nutritional indicators of adverse pregnancy outcomes and ...
Other high-GDP countries such as Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Botswana rely on economies largely based on the extraction of oil and/or mineral commodities rather than agriculture (Supplementary material S1). Providing the broader policy framework that regulates agricultural production and trade at ...
Looking at the housing situation in the other 10 cities surveyed, most urban poor live in houses with the exception of Khayelit- sha and Philippi (Cape Town 40%), Msunduzi (Durban 19%) and Man- zini (Swaziland 19%). The poorest households in these cities (Windhoek, Cape Town, Durban...
The future of the food system on the planet is increasingly facing uncertainties that are attributable to population growth and a surge in demand for nutritious food. Traditional agricultural practices are poised to place strain on production, as well as
Likewise, another policy review has shown that while many low-income countries have some form of policy aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, only two of 49 countries (Botswana and Philippines) were identified as having allocated funds for subsidies for fruits and vegetables (Darfour...
To protect the safety of food commodities, regular monitoring for afltoxins has began to implicate in developing countries. The food contaminating species Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus are responsible for production of aflatoxins. Various studies have followed ELISA, TLC, HPLC, immunoassay...
Although street foods hold economic, nutritional, and cultural importance, the sector remains largely informal, with unsanitary conditions persisting at every stage of the food chain, from production to consumption [15,16]. In fact, street food vendors frequently operate without the necessary infrastruc...
The production and supply of animal feed depend heavily on fuel costs and the global geopolitical situation, which dictate their price, availability, and a ccess8. In 2018, an estimated 1.1 billion tons of animal feed was p roduced9. Africa and Asia face significant deficits in ...