Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Overå, Ragnhild"
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Anchovy powder enrichment in brown rice-based instant cereal: a process optimization study using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
Akonor, Paa T.; Atter, Amy; Owusu, Margaret; Ampah, Jonathan; Andoh-Odoom, Anthonia; Overå, Ragnhild; Kjellevold, Marian; Pucher, Johannes; Kolding, Jeppe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)There is a need for expanding the utilization of small fish as they constitute an undervalued and important source of protein and micronutrients in many developing countries suffering from micronutrient deficiencies. One ... -
Contextualities of gender in Eritrean immigrant households: Exploring empowerment through integration in Norwegian society
Overå, Ragnhild; Awoonor-Williams, Kelvin Edem (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The article presents a contextual understanding of immigration and integration in Norwegian society from a gender perspective by capturing the experiences of Eritrean immigrant households when adapting to social change and ... -
Fish for food and nutrition security in Ghana: Challenges and opportunities
Hasselberg, Astrid Elise; Aakre, Inger; Scholtens, Joeri; Overå, Ragnhild; Kolding, Jeppe; Bank, Michael; Atter, Amy; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Fish is an important dietary source of micronutrients, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. In Ghana, effective management of fish and the fisheries is essential for food, economic and nutrition security and ... -
Locally-Procured Fish Is Essential in School Feeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ahern, Molly B.; Thilsted, Shakuntala Haraksingh; Kjellevold, Marian; Overå, Ragnhild; Toppe, Jogeir; Doura, Michele; Kalaluka, Edna; Wismen, Bendula; Vargas, Melisa; Franz, Nicole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Fish make an important contribution to micronutrient intake, long-chained polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAS), and animal protein, as well as ensuring food and nutrition security and livelihoods for fishing ... -
Market women’s skills, constraints, and agency in supplying affordable, safe, and high-quality fish in Ghana
Overå, Ragnhild; Atter, Amy; Amponsah, Samuel; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In Ghana, the role of female informal traders (“market women”) in making low-cost smoked and dried fish available in urban and rural marketplaces is the key to explaining the high consumption of fish in the country. However, ... -
Partners and Competitors. Gendered Entrepreneurship in Ghanaian Canoe Fisheries
Overå, Ragnhild (Doctoral thesis, 1998) -
Power theories in political ecology
Svarstad, Hanne; Benjaminsen, Tor A; Overå, Ragnhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Power plays a key role in definitions of political ecology. Likewise, empirical studies within this field tend to provide detailed presentations of various uses of power, involving corporate and conservation interventions ... -
The processing, preparation, and cooking practices of small fish among poor Ghanaian households: An exploratory qualitative study
Agyei-Mensah, Yaw Opoku; Annan, Theophilus; Overå, Ragnhild; Atter, Amy; Hatløy, Anne; Andersen, Peter; Obiri, Kojo Odei; Ansong, Richard Stephen; Janananda, Mangappulige Don Bhagya; Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Small fish are an important part of the diet in Ghana, but malnutrition rates remain high. The nutritional quality of fish consumed in Ghana may be affected by food processing and cooking practices, but the extent to which ...