Volume 13 No. 3 (2013)

In this issue, we have the following:

Editorial: Ruth Oniang'o
G8’s New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition:  Is Africa ready for all this attention it is receiving?

Diet Tips: Francis Piamang Williams
Bananas - A very interesting fact

Best Community Practice in Zimbabwe
The Upenyu Article

Profiled:
Ruth Adisetu Pobee
Nicky Odhiambo Okeyo
Peter Mlay Deusdedit

Peer Reviewed Articles:

• Seasonal price variability and the effective demand for nutrients: Evidence from cereals markets in Mali.
  Oumou Camara
  [Mali]

• Effect of processing on the quality, composition and antioxidant properties of Terminalia catappa (Indian almond) seed oil.
  Oluwatosin Adu et al.
  [Nigeria]

• Prevalence and risk factors of nutritional anaemia among female school children in Masindi district, western Uganda.
  Barugahara Isingoma et al.
  [Uganda]

• Seeding rate and genotype effects on agronomic performance and grain protein content of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. Durum) in south-eastern Ethiopia.
  Haile Deressa et al.
  [Ethiopia]

• Optimizing micronutrient intake of lactating women through increased wild edible plant consumption in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
  Kerry Pearson
  [USA]

• Social impacts of IPM-FFS on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin.
  Trine Lund et al.
  [Norway]

• Concentrations of formaldehyde in rain waters harvested at the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research.
  Obahiagbon FI et al.
  [Nigeria]

• Effect of NPK fertilizer on fruit yield and yield components of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo Linn.).
  Fun Milayo Oloyede et al.
  [Nigeria]

• Comparison of antimicrobial activities of brine salting, chlorinated solution and Moringa oleifera plant extracts in fish from Lake Victoria basin of Kenya.
  Jackson Onyuka et al.
  [Kenya]

• Formulation of a complementary food fortified with broad beans (Vicia faba) in southern Ethiopia.
  Afework Kebebu et al.
  [Ethiopia]

• Performance of improved bean varieties in Kasulu and Kibondo districts of Kigoma region, Tanzania.
  Shenkalwa EM et al.
  [Tanzania]

• The prevalence of obesity among female teachers of child-bearing age in Ghana.
  Ruth Adisetu Pobee et al.
  [Ghana]

• Biophysicochemical changes that occur in fish during different stages of traditional processing.
  Funmilola Ajani et al.
  [Nigeria]

• Demand for non-alcoholic beverages among urban households in southwest Nigeria.
  Shittu AM et al.
  [Nigeria]

• Levels of major, minor and toxic metals in tubers and flour of Dioscorea abyssinica grown in Ethiopia.
  Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi et al.
  [Ethiopia]

• Evaluation of physico-chemical, nutritional and microbiological quality of raw cow's milk usually consumed in the central part of Côte d'Ivoire.
  Kra Kouassi Séverin et al.
  [Côte d'Ivoire]

REPRINTS

• REPRINT: Beating hunger will need more nutrition aid, says report
  Nutrition spending falling short as new report highlights role that empowering female farmers can play in tackling hunger
  Mark Tran theGuardian


• REPRINT: Opportunities for Africa in unlocking the vast potential of agribusiness
  ASARECA :PAAP (Policy Analysis and Advocacy Program)


• REPRINT: The Aid Financing Landscape for Nutrition
  Laura Jump Development Initiatives


• REPRINT: Ban Ki-moon launches Zero Hunger Challenge at Rio+20 summit
  UN secretary general unveils five-point food security campaign aimed at a future where all enjoy 'a fundamental right to food'
  Liz Ford theGuardian


• REPRINT: Smallholder agriculture's contribution to better nutrition
  Steve Wiggins & Sharada Keats Overseas Development Institute