Food Composition and Biodiversity

First West African Graduate Course
12-27 February 2007
Ibadan, Nigeria

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The availability of relevant, reliable and up-to-date data on the nutrient content of foods consumed by communities and populations have far-reaching policy- and decision-making implications for serveral arms of government, particularly agriculture and health. Food composition provides an important link for biodiversity and nutrition, where the focus of attention is on the nutrient and non-nutrient bioactive compounds provided by traditional food systems, wild gathered species and varieties, and under-utilized and under-exploited food resources. Food composition is therefore a useful vehicle to explore certain synergies and helps to develop the links between biodiversity and nutrition.

Inspite of the increased attention on food-based approaches, the generation, systematic compilation and dissemination of new data and their availability in food composition databases have not kept pace with this shift in nutrition intervention strategy. This course will highlight and demonstrate the processes for generating data, and compiling food composition database as well as improving their accessibility for all categories of users.

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Closing date for applications is 31st October 2006.

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Created & Designed by:
J. Mensah-Homiah