Aheeyar, Mohamed
Kesamreddy, Lokeshwar
Pawera, Lukas
Nisansala, Duleesha
Othim, Stephen T. O.
Srinivasan, Ramasamy
Kodikara, K. M. S.
Hafeez, Mohsin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR Science Program on Better Diets and Nutrition)
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 2 April 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the IWMI’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), with exempt certificate number 2023_43. IWMI’s IRB approved the protocol used, aligned with Section 45 CFR 46.101(b) of the US Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, Exempt Category (2)(ii) Educational tests, surveys, interviews, or observation, and Exempt Category (4) Secondary data research. All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the IWMI research ethics committee. All participants were informed about the purpose of this study and provided their informed consent before participating.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.