This detailed report reviews activities of the University of Toronto team technical support for the “Scaling-up and evaluating salt reduction policies and programs in Latin American countries” project. It includes 15 Appendices.
Approximately 20% of novel emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and 50% of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases have been attributed to land-use change.
A vast body of literature demonstrated that anthropogenic disturbances such as overgrazing and fire are key drivers of abrupt
O programa Menos Sal, Mais Vida foi a primeira iniciativa voluntária para reduzir o teor de sal em produtos alimentícios na Argentina.
The study showed that Argentinean children are exposed to a high number of unhealthy processed and ultra-processed food (PUPF) ads on TV. It describes exposure of children to unhealthy food advertising.
The “More Nutritious Potatoes Project” development and implementation of a high quality potato seed production system propelled production of three new cultivars, contributing to food security and nutrition in Colombia.
A first association mapping experiment was conducted in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja germplasm, which identified among 29 candidates two genes associated with quantitative resistance to late blight.
Participatory research by native farming communities and researchers led to production and selection of three new yellow potato cultivars with higher yield and improved nutritional qualities.