Ethiopia’s economy is dominated by agriculture, contributing 45% to 50% of gross domestic product (GDP) and employing 70% of the active workforce. Most farming remains characterized by smallholder plots, with rainfed systems predominating, yet increasingly vulnerable because of uncertain rainfall and temperature patterns. In addition, due to a comp...
Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Observational studies relating maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D status to timing and mode of delivery have reported inconsistent results. We assessed the effect of antenatal cholecalciferol supplementation on the incidence of preterm birth, delivery mode and post-partum haemorrhage (PPH). MAVIDOS was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial...
Uvod: V zadnjih letih je močno priljubljena uporaba epiduralne analgezije kot način lajšanja bolečine med porodom. Zagotavlja učinkovito lajšanje in omogoča polno sodelovanje porodnice. Nekateri ugotavljajo, da epiduralna analgezija vpliva na potek in izid poroda. 85 % porodnic po svetu med porodom utrpi poškodbo presredka. Ta lahko povzroči velike...
The updated Kenya SAM incorporates latest rebased national accounts data, supply and use tables and household budget survey, is an update of the previous SAM compiled for 2009 transactions. SAMs are used in conjunction with analytical techniques to strengthen the evidence underlying policies to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty...
Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
Introduction Preterm birth is one of the major causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality across the world. Both term and preterm labour are preceded by inflammatory activation in uterine tissues. This includes increased leukocyte infiltration, and subsequent increase in chemokine and cytokine levels, activation of pro-inflammatory transcription fa...
'Feminisation of agriculture’ is generally utilized to indicate an expansion of women’s engagement in agricultural production, as labourers or decision-makers. Feminization of Agriculture is often reported as a global trend. While literature on feminization of agriculture (FoA) has seen a steady rise in the last decade, there is little consensus on...
La dégradation continue des terres et l'acidité des sols sont quelques-unes des principales causes des rendements agricoles inférieurs à l'optimum au Kenya. La production agricole durable nécessite donc des stratégies efficaces de gestion de la santé des sols. Des expériences sur le terrain ont été menées au Waruhiu Farmers Training Centre, Kiambu ...
Scale-appropriate farm mechanization could be an important pathway to the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) of attaining gender equality (SDG5) in agriculture. Gender and farm mechanization is getting attention in the academic and public policy domain as a solution to labor scarcity in the smallholder farming systems, which in recent years,...
