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Food and environmental risk assessment of herbicide-tolerant genetically modified maize NK603 for food uses, import and processing under Directive 2001/18 /EC (Notification C/ES/00/01). Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
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Food and nutrient intake and adherence to dietary recommendations during pregnancy: a Nordic mother–child population-based cohort.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: A woman’s food intake during pregnancy has important implications not only for herself but also for the future health and well-being of her child. Suboptimal dietary quality has been consistently reported in ... -
Food and waterborne parasites in Africa - threats and opportunities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This Special Issue (SI) was conceptualized on the basis that success in tackling foodborne and waterborne parasites (FBP and WBP) will contribute to achievement of seven of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals ... -
Food culture and child-feeding practices in Njombe and Mvomero districts, Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article explores food culture and child-feeding practices, focusing on children below five years among the Bena and Luguru ethnic groups located in Njombe and Mvomero rural districts in Tanzania. In these two societies ... -
Food for Thought : investigating the potential of a locally initiated farming based school feeding programme as educational intervention in rural Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-08-19)Low-income countries like Tanzania, are financially limited and cannot afford a nation wide school feeding programme. 75% of Tanzanian schools do not have a school feeding programme - innovative and cost-efficient approaches ... -
Food for work and diet diversity in Ethiopia
(CLTS Working paper;2017:14, Working paper, 2017)We use four waves of panel data from Northern Ethiopia to investigate the link between Food for Work (FFW) participation and the diversity of food consumption and production. Food-based transfer programs have become a ... -
Food gardening for change : a study of transformative learning in urban agriculture
(Master thesis, 2019)In an increasingly urbanised world, we see an increase in the focus on cities and the role they play in sustainable food systems. In this study, urban food gardening projects are explored with the theoretical framework of ... -
Food habits and conservation threats of the red panda in Rara National Park, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2013-08-29)This thesis deals with issues of conservation threats to the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), specifically regarding foraging resources and anthropogenic activities i.e. livestock grazing. I studied the diet components of ... -
Food interests, preferences and behaviours: a profile of the sustainable food consumer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose – Sustainability challenges are omnipresent. This study aims to identify consumer segments based on food consumption practices from purchasing to disposal. A priori work identified quality attributes, food ... -
Food prices in sub-Saharan Africa : four essays on grain prices, food aid, cross-border trade and fuel prices
(PhD Thesis;2015:20, Doctoral thesis, 2017-11-29)The central concern of this thesis is the measurement and explanation of food price movements in Ethiopia and Malawi. The main objective is to examine how food grain pricesrespond to domestic and international commodity ... -
Food provisioning in a generalist predator : selecting, preparing, allocating and feeding prey to nestlings in the Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
(PhD Thesis;2010:36, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Prey handling behaviour is important for prey selection, but are poorly known for raptors. Therefore, selection and handling of prey by European kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) was studied by observing prey transfer outside ... -
Food Scares: Reflections and Reactions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The aim of this study is to investigate consumers’ reflections and reactions to a food scare news story. Previous studies indicate that risk communication not always is able to influence people’s behavior and that pre-existing ... -
Food security indicators : how to measure and communicate results
(Noragric Report;83, Report, 2018)The purpose of this paper is to assess how to measure food security and how to communicate results of activities that have improved food security as a goal. There are many challenges in measuring and communicating food ... -
Food security indicators for development activities by norwegian NGOs in Mali, Ethiopia and Eritrea
(Research report, 1994-09)Whether or not development activities are "successful" is important to a wide range of actors, each of which require some form of information on the progress and effectiveness of investment in development. It is important ... -
Food security indicators: How to measure and communicate results
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Food security, drought and politics : Kenya's maize crisis before and after elections
(Master thesis, 2020)Climatic catastrophes affect living conditions and especially the agricultural sector. There is recognition that weather is one the main drivers of food insecurity in Kenya. Nations that are politically stable tend to ... -
Food security: agriculture's global challenge
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Food systems policy and social-ecological resilience : the role of the European Green Deal for food systems transformation
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis presents a theoretical discussion of the Farm to Fork strategy’s aim to transform food systems to become resilient. Over the last 20 years, the international scientific community has established that ...