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The importance of wild meat and freshwater fish for children's nutritional intake in the Congo Basin

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat and freshwater fish are widely consumed in the Congo Basin, but in some areas, they are at risk of disappearing due to unsustainable hunting and fishing and changes in their habitat. Wild meat is also at risk of being eliminated from local diets due to potential policy changes such as wild meat bans.
Amy Ickowitz, Muhammad Faisal Pratama, Mahdiyatur Rahmah, Caleb Yengo Tata, Erasmus Nchuaji Tang, Judith Laure Ngondi, Victor Buhendwa Mirindi   +6 more
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The Effects of Ripening on the Functional Properties of Plantain and Plantain Based Cake [PDF]

International Journal of Food Properties, 2005
The effects of ripening on the chemical composition and functional properties of plantain at different post harvest stages were studied. The cake baking performance of composite flour made from the blends of the plantain flour and wheat flour at different substitution levels were also evaluated.
G. I. Onwuka, N. D. Onwuka
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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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Determinants of Value addition to Plantain among small-scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

Kufa Journal for Agricultural Sciences
Value addition has been reported as a panacea for poverty among small-scale farmers. However, the factors that determine its use among plantain farmers are unclear.
Abraham Falola, Mobololaji Omolabake Musa, Ridwan Mukaila, Adetunji Olanrewaju, Taiye Hassanah Subair   +4 more
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Caring with forests: Human and more‐than‐human care in forest occupations in Germany

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ongoing ethnographic and participatory action research within forest occupations in Germany, this paper develops the concept of ‘caring with forests’ to theorise the mutual, multidimensional relationships of care that emerge between humans and more‐than‐human beings in environmental protest settings.
Sebastian Garbe
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Coopération internationale pour une recherche efficace sur le plantain et les bananes

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Meeting: Association internationale pour la recherche sur le plantain et les bananes, 3e réunion, 27-31 mai 1985, Abidjan, CIMeeting: International Association for Research on Plantain and Bananas, 3d Meeting, 27-31 May 1985, Abidjan, CISome text in ...
International Association for Research on Plantain and Bananas, Association internationale pour la recherche sur le plantain et les bananes   +1 more
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Development of a plantain slicing device [PDF]

Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2012
Plantains are usually processed after harvesting in order to increase its shelf life. However, the human cost of such processing is enormous and impacts negatively on the economic benefits derivable from plantain production. Therefore, the development of appropriate, low-cost, easy to operate and maintain plantain slicer is long overdue.
S O, Obayopo, K A, Taiwo, O K, Owolarafe, S A, Adio   +3 more
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Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger, Herbaud P. F. Zohoungbogobo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Nutrient Content of Plantain-Lima Bean Momo Using Multivariance Analysis Approach

Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2022
Dietary diversification necessitates the development of nutrient-rich and healthy food products from indigenous and resilient crops for sustainable food and nutrition security in Nigeria.
Elizabeth Oluremi Farinde
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Food plant diversity in a rapidly changing world

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Diversity in food plants is essential to human and planetary health. On farms, in diets, and in many other areas of food systems, this diversity has undergone enormous change globally, including significant decline. We describe major trends in how food plant diversity has been changing, note the responses from conservation communities, highlight gaps ...
Colin K. Khoury, Hannes Dempewolf, Alejandro Argumedo, Stef de Haan, Mauricio Diazgranados, Alex C. McAlvay, Alvaro Toledo, Maarten van Zonneveld, Peter Wenzl   +8 more
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