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, > > > > 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) > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > Anna > > > > *Ms Anna VINCENT* > > Consultant, Food Composition > > Nutrition and Food Systems (ESN) > > Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) > > Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy > > e: [log in to unmask] > > t: +39 06 570 55104 > > s: annajvincent > > > > [image: FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en_firmaemail] > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1