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[email protected] Tutor, ir. Céline Termote Author, ir. Orily Depraetere Author right Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Academic year 2009 – 2010 FOOD SECURITY AND DIETARY PATTERNS OF ADULT WOMEN IN KISANGANI CITY AND YAOSEKO, A RURAL TURUMBU VILLAGE IN DRCONGO ORILY DEPRAETERE Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme Tutor: ir. Céline Termote Master’s dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nutrition and Rural Development, main subject: Tropical agriculture, major Plant Production Foreword After graduating as bio-engineer and because of my interest for developing countries, I decided to study an extra master, “Nutrition and Rural Development, main subject: Tropical agriculture, major Plant Production”. I experienced this master as an enrichment in many ways. For example, getting the possibility to work together and to exchange knowledge with people from all over the world.