Improved solar drying of vitamin A-rich foods by women’s groups in the Singida District of Tanzania
Working with partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand, ICRW undertook a series of studies to explore how to increase intake of iron, vitamin A and iodine by combining women’s productive and reproductive roles. This report summarizes the findings from the intervention research project implemented from 1995-98 in Tanzania. The focus of the study was to promote the adoption of improved home-based solar dryers as a means to enhance nutritional quality of vitamin A-rich foods and consumption of those foods by young children.
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