Frederick Grant

Dados Biográficos

ID3965959
NOMEFrederick Grant
PRENOMESFrederick
SOBRENOMEGrant
ASSINATURAGRANT F
AFILIAÇÕESInternational Potato Center
ORCID0000-0003-4212-5816
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1958
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Role of nutrition-sensitive agriculture in enhancing sustainable humanitarian assistance

    Open AccessChalmers Mulwa, Chalmers K Mulwa et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2025

  • Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status in Tanzania

    Open AccessDorcas A Amunga, Sonja Y Hess et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Globally, the intake of fruit and vegetables (F&V) is far below the recommended levels, contributing to various health challenges including micronutrient deficiencies and non-communicable diseases. In Tanzania, where the triple burden of malnutrition persists, there is a need to identify gaps in evidence, better understand diets and F&V intake and identify promising interventions for improved intake. We conducted a scoping review to summarize the…

  • Predictors of vitamin A rich food consumption among women living in households growing orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes in selected regions in Uganda

    Open AccessJoyce Nankumbi, Frederick Grant et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Objective: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) has serious public health consequences including morbidity and mortality for populations in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially for children under 5 years and pregnant women. LMICs are at greater risk of VAD, in part due to low levels of consumption of vitamin A-rich foods most of which are plant-based, such as orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP), with lower bioavailability than animal source…

  • Factors influencing farmers’ dis-adoption and retention decisions for biofortified crops

    Wellington Jogo, Temesgen Bocher et al.ARTICLEAgrekon2021

    Despite their proven effectiveness in addressing micronutrient deficiencies, adoption of biofortified crops among smallholder farmers remains low. Using a cross-sectional survey dataset of 1538 households randomly selected from 15 districts in Nampula and Zambezia provinces of Mozambique, this study examined the factors influencing farmers' dis-adoption and retention decisions for biofortified OFSP varieties. Data on household socio-demographic c…

  • What is the cost of integration? Evidence from an integrated health and agriculture project to improve nutrition outcomes in Western Kenya

    Open AccessChynna Levin, Julie L Self et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2019Referências: 18

    Integrated nutrition and agricultural interventions have the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of investments in food security and nutrition. This article aimed to estimate the costs of an integrated agriculture and health intervention (Mama SASHA) focused on the promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) production and consumption in Western Kenya. Programme activities included nutrition education and distribution of vou…

  • The acceptability of dietary tools to improve maternal and child nutrition in Western Kenya

    Open AccessNidal Kram, Sarah Melgen et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective Dietary practices in Kenya often fail to provide adequate nutrition during the first 1000 days of life, from conception to 2 years of age. We developed and qualitatively assessed the acceptability of easy-to-use dietary tools consisting of a marked bowl, slotted spoon and illustrated counselling card to support appropriate dietary practices during pregnancy, exclusive breast-feeding and complementary feeding of children aged 6–24 months…

  • Jesus in His Homeland . Sherman E. Johnson

    Frederick C Grant, Frederick GrantARTICLEThe Journal of Religion1958