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StoryEnvironment Food and Agriculture GenderResearch from the Global South helps drive sustainable climate solutions that reach across regions and around the world.
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Research in ActionDevelopment GovernanceClosing the justice gap with research on legal empowermentMore than half of the world’s population is excluded from opportunities the rule of law provides, and 1.5 billion people cannot access support to resolve justice problems. IDRC supports research on legal empowerment strategies to address this growing justice gap and to promote vibrant civic spaces.
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StoryNo relevant topicsCoping with COVID-19: Researching resilience in young “agripreneurs”A study funded through Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) shows how some young farmers weathered the pandemic in Kenya.
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StoryHealthInnovating for Maternal and Child Health in AfricaIMCHA supported equitable lifesaving solutions, including improving the quality of healthcare and removing barriers to access it.
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NewsDevelopment Health Science and TechnologyArtificial Intelligence for Global Health: new programming to connect responsible AI to key health challengesIDRC is pleased to announce new research programming: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Global Health (AI4GH), which will focus on catalyzing and scaling AI research for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response and for sexual, reproductive and maternal health.Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDiversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible Saturniid Caterpillars in Kenya
Saturniids are big colorful caterpillars with spines on their bodies, usually found in shrubs and trees in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are rich in proteins, vitamins, and minerals.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIn situ nitrogen mineralization and nutrient release by soil amended with black soldier fly frass fertilizer
Black soldier fly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) is effective on crop performance, but information on nitrogen mineralization and nutrient release capacity of soils amended with BSFFF is lacking.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAntimicrobial activity of chemically and biologically treated chitosan prepared from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) pupal shell waste
This study presents the first comparative analysis of chemical and biological extraction of chitin and chitosan from black soldier fly (BSF) pupal exuviae.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBridging inequity in health care
The newspaper article covers a conference about priority areas for health equity research processes in India. A consensus-based document involving a wide range of stakeholders was also finalised.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsImpact story : Daw Khin Htar Yee, member of the Shan State Hluttaw, Myanmar
The article reviews a group of Myanmar parliamentarians and parliamentary staff who took part in practical training in parliamentary research, facilitated by the Parliamentary Centre and the Enligh
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsConflicting messages on food and beverage packages : front-of-package nutritional labeling, health and nutrition claims in Brazil
Understanding the prevalence and nutritional profile of products affected by proposed regulation is important for developing effective policy to improve consumers’ ability to make healthier food de
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTrans fat labeling information on Brazilian packaged foods
Current Brazilian legislation is not sufficient to inform consumers about the content of trans fats in packaged foods.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsGlobal population genetic structure and demographic trajectories of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens
Compared with conventional livestock, genetic resources of farmed insects remain poorly characterised.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsContextualizing openness : situating open science
Contextualizing Openness offers a fascinating look at Open Science and the democratization of knowledge in international development and social transformation with a focus on the Global South.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPromoting locally fortified sunflower oil using e-vouchers : project profile
The project will demonstrate how small- and medium-scale businesses can assist the government to reach nutritional policy goals in rural areas while stimulating the local economy.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDescription of Eniacomorpha hermetiae Delvare sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Chalcididae) a pupal parasitoid of Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), and a potential threat to mass production of the fly as a feed supplement for domestic…
Adult black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens are not pests, consume nothing but water or plant nectar, do not approach humans, do not bite or sting, and do not vector or disseminate any specific
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTrapping, identification and rearing of edible palm weevils in Kenya and Uganda
Results of this study can be used to guide an integrated Rhynchophorus phoenicis management system with a dual benefit of protecting plants from a weevil attack, and utilizing the weevils to improv
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWomen’s empowerment and livestock vaccination : evidence from Peste des Petits Ruminants vaccination interventions in Northern Ghana
Healthy livestock provide meaningful opportunities to enhance women’s empowerment (WE) in low-and middle-income countries. Animal vaccines are important to keep livestock healthy and productive.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBurden of smoking-related diseases in Brazil : mortality, morbidity and costs
The study aims to estimate the burden of tobacco for Brazil in 2011 in terms of mortality, morbidity and direct cost to the health system in order to guide decision making and strengthen public hea
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTapping the potential of neglected and underutilized food crops for sustainable nutrition security in the mountains of Pakistan and Nepal
Neglected and underutilized food crops (NUFCs) have high nutritional value, but their role in achieving nutrition security is not adequately understood, and they do not feature in food and nutritio
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFlexible strategies for coping with rainfall variability: seasonal adjustments in cropped area in the Ganges basin
One of the main manifestations of climate change will be increased rainfall variability. How to deal with this in agriculture will be a major societal challenge.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSocio-technical methodologies in establishing climate smart villages in Myanmar as platform to promote climate smart agriculture
The paper provides some results of a three-year Climate smart villages (CSV) project in four ecological zones of Myanmar, involving four project villages.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAssociation between the price of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazil
Findings show that the price of ultra-processed foods is inversely associated with the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Brazil, mainly in the lowest socioeconomic status population.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsVivência educativa de acadêmicos de medicina no minicurso “a abordagem eco-bio-social e a vigilância ativa na prevenção e controle do aedes aegypti” : um relato de experiênciaPublication Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsEffect of a multifaceted intervention on utilization of primary health care for maternal and child health care in rural Nigeria
The study included 2,819 women participants of reproductive age.
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