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Titre : Insects for Nutrition and Health : Development and Evaluation of Insect-based Complementary Foods for Children in Kenya

Pays : Kenya

Durée : 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022

Descriptif
In Kenya, malnutrition puts children at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. While agricultural biodiversity includes under-exploited species that may contribute to food, nutrition security, and health, edible insects are still neglected and undervalued. This study examines the interrelationships among agro-biodiversity, ecology, socio-economics factors influencing consumption of formulated complementary foods from fourteen local edible-insects and nutrient intake in infants and young children (IYC).

Promoteurs : Xavier Gellynck — Judith Kimiywe

Partenaires : Universiteit Gent ; Kenyatta University ; Africalia ; University of Nairobi

Budget : € 279.926

Présentation : VLIR-UOS