I am happy, that the initiative with Bioverity Intl. and FAO is progressing.
Congrat.
Ismael
2016-11-16 10:39 GMT+00:00 Vincent, Anna (ESN) <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear INFOODS,
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> Please find attached a good article, *Food composition tables in
> resource-poor settings: exploring current limitations and opportunities,
> with a focus on animal-source foods in sub-Saharan Africa* (also
> available via academia.edu: https://sydney.academia.edu/RobynAlders)
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> The article clearly demonstrates the need for high quality, analytical
> data in producing local and regional food composition databases. As an
> example the paper highlights the lack of animal source foods in current
> food composition databases in sub Saharan countries. Then it compares the
> composition of poultry products in the UK, USA and Australian FCTs to show
> how much components can vary, and discusses how this is important to
> consider when borrowing data from international sources.
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> FAO and INFOODS members in Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali,
> Cameroon and South Africa are currently working together to update the
> FAO/INFOODS West Africa Food Composition Table, and our experience agrees
> with the conclusions of the paper: there remains a strong need for funding
> – both through the support of donor agencies and commitment from national
> governments – to generate new location-specific compositional data.
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> Kind regards,
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> Anna
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> *Ms Anna VINCENT*
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