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As the income and the average caloric intake of developing country populations increase, a relative shift in diets is taking place. The general pattern of change can be described as a shift towards more 'westernized' diets and away from traditional ones. Accompanying this dietary trend are the...
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(WHO) has estimated that over 3 billion people in the globe suffer from the micronutrient malnutrition and about 2 billion …
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According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Le Treut et al. 2007, 96), climate is defined as average weather over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability...
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population that largely relies on rainfed agriculture, Zambia is vulnerable to the impacts of rainfall variability, which pose … most parts of Zambia. The objective of the chapter is to help policymakers, researchers, and country negotiators better … understand and anticipate the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Zambia, given that …
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Modeling the impacts of climate change presents a complex challenge arising from the wide-ranging processes underlying the working of markets, ecosystems, and human behavior. The analytical framework used in this monograph integrates modeling components that range from the macro to the micro to...
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Fish is an excellent source of protein, but can also be a good source of micronutrients. In Zambia fish is the main … aquaculture have been identified as key resources in addressing food and nutrition security issues in Zambia, only limited … to give a quantitative description of the nutritional composition of fish and fish products consumed in Zambia, and to …
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