Food and nutrition assement in african rural communities(Uganda case).Namutebi E. Kate R. Namudu D
We explored farm-level opportunities, constraints and trade-offs for climbing bean cultivation in the eastern highlands of Uganda. We established current food self-sufficiency, income, investment costs and labour, and assessed the ex-ante, farm-level impact of four climbing bean options on these ...
It has been promoted by policy makers with the expectation that it can raise household income and at the same time increase productivity of food crops due to increased input use. However, the market-production strategy in low income areas faces particular challenges; increased income and food ...
Agriculture employs more than 70% of Ugandans. Also, 29% of children under the age of five are stunted, a measure of chronic malnutrition that highlights the need for attention to food security. In Uganda, even before the pandemic, the health system was overstretched, with relatively low ratio...
This grounds the need to critically engage with multiple notions of quality when addressing food and nutrition security through PHL interventions. 3. Material and methods 3.1. Study area The importance of agriculture for the Ugandan economy is reflected in its 25% contribution to the National Gross...
The contribution is part of China's commitment to improving food security and nutrition, strengthening people's livelihoods and boosting local economy, said Zhang Lizhong, Chinese ambassador to Uganda, while speaking at the handover ceremony on Wednesday. ...
Addressing these factors requires a proper mix of both community and health based interventions. There is also need to strengthen on strategies for reducing stunting like; sanitation and hygiene as well as food and nutrition security within rural households....
The 2007 USPA is part of the worldwide MEASURE DHS project which assists countries in the collection of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programmes. The survey was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the President's Emergency ...
pneumonia and tuberculosis, which were considered in this study. Other symptomatic but undefined conditions considered included diarrhoea, cough, stomach ache, skin fungal infection and venereal diseases [53]. Nutrition-related conditions were considered, such as anaemia, low appetite for food and low ...
Addressing these factors requires a proper mix of both community and health based interventions. There is also need to strengthen on strategies for reducing stunting like; sanitation and hygiene as well as food and nutrition security within rural households....