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 ... -
Dynamics of land access in Ghana’s real estate sector
Yekple, Edwige Enam Yawa; Overå, Ragnhild; Ablo, Austin Dziwornu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Ghana’s land governance is characterized by legal pluralism, which is saddled with weak institutional capacities, complex procedures, and high transaction costs that often curtail peoples’ desires and possibilities to build ... -
Enriched local convenience foods with two different small pelagic fish species increases the nutritional value without compromising taste
Atter, Amy; Ofori, Hayford; Akonor, Paa T.; Andoh-Odoom, Anthonia; Ampah, Jonathan; Owusu, Margaret; Peget, Frank; Overå, Ragnhild; Kolding, Jeppe; Pucher, Johannes; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Cereals and their derived products are important dietary sources for humans but are mostly deficient in protein and several micronutrients. To increase the nutrient content of rice and wheat flour-based recipes, nutrient-dense ... -
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 ... -
Living together but gates apart: aspirations and place caring practices among residents living outside a gated community in Peri-urban Accra.
Yekple, Edwige Enam Yawa; Overå, Ragnhild; Hidle, Knut Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Global capital investment in the housing sector has transformed major African cities such as Accra into segregated clusters of high-rise buildings and ultramodern residential areas. The development of housing projects, ... -
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 ... -
When borders close: Social networks, resilience and food security among informal cross-border fish traders on the Ghana-Togo border
Rouille, Mailys Louise Marie; Overå, Ragnhild; Atter, Amy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Cross-border fish trade contributes to regional food security and is a source of income for informal traders. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the activities of cross-border traders were severely affected. Lockdowns and border ...