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Resource Review

The Resource Review is a selection of materials that will help you keep on top of research and developments from across SPRING’s technical areas. This page contains current and archived materials from each of the three resource reviews.

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The Hunger Season, Explained in 3 Cartoons

The ONE Campaign, June 2014

Feed the Future Global Forum

Agrilinks, June 2014

Ag2Nut Community Call: USAID's Nutrition Strategy

Ag2Nut Community of Practice,  June 2014

WASH, Nutrition and Early Childhood Development: New Evidence in ECD and Findings from the Field

WASHPlus, June 2014

Community for Zero Hunger Practitioner Survey

Community for Zero Hunger, June 2014

‘Harvesting Nutrition’ Competition Winners Announced

SecureNutrition Platform, June 2014

The International Home Food Production Group

DGroups, June 2014

Persistent Gut Microbiota Immaturity in Malnourished Bangladeshi Children

Subramania, S., Huq, S., Yatsunenko, T., et al. Nature. (June 2014) Vol. 510, pp. 417-421.

Cost-effectiveness of Community Vegetable Gardens for People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Puett, C., Salpeteur, C., Lacroix, E., Zimunya, S.D., Israel, A., Ait-Aissa, M. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. (May 2014) Vol. 11, No. 12.

Local Markets for Global Health Technologies: Lessons Learned from Advancing 6 New Products

Matthias, D.M., Taylor, C.H., Sen, D., Metzler, M. Global Health: Science and Practice. (May 2014) Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 152-164.

Human Diarrhea Infections Associated with Domestic Animal Husbandry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Zambrano, L.D., Levy, K., Menezes, N.P., Freeman, M.C. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (May 2014) Epub ahead of print. 

Processed Foods and the Nutrition Transition: Evidence from Asia

Baker, P. & Friel, S. Obesity Reviews. (April 2014) Epub ahead of print.

USAID Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2014-2025

USAID, May 2014

Feed the Future Progress Report: Accelerating Progress to End Global Hunger

Feed the Future, May 2014

The Nutrition Sensitivity of Agriculture and Food Policies

The United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition, March 2014

Leveling the Field: Improving Opportunities for Women Farmers in Africa

The World Bank & ONE Campaign, May 2014

What Risks Do Agricultural Interventions Entail For Nutrition?

Action Contre la Faim, May 2014

‘Cow Will Make Your Baby Fat‘: Breaking Food Taboos in West Africa

The Guardian, April 2014

Call for Proposals: Policy-Related Research

Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA), May 2014

Call for Papers: Research on Gender, Agriculture and Food Security

Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, May 2014

Engaging Men and Boys in Food and Nutrition Security: The Hidden Half of Gender Equality Programming

SPRING, TOPS & USAID, May 2014

Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project Outreach Event

IFPRI and ILRI, May 2014

Agricultural Research for Impact: Partnering with Feed the Future Innovation Labs

Agrilinks, April 2014

New: Gender-Nutrition Idea Exchange

CGIAR/IFPRI,  May 2014

The Role of Gender in Agricultural Development

Poats, S V. Issues in Agriculture. (December 1991) No. 3. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.

Can Agriculture Interventions Promote Nutrition?

Department for International Development (DFID), March 2014

Devastating Coffee Rust Raises Prices on High-end Blends

PBS News Hour,  May 2014

New Video: Ag-Nutrition Pathways

CGIAR/IFPRI - AN4H, May 2014

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health in Global Development: Typology and Metrics for Integrated Interventions and Research

Masters, W.A., Webb, P., Griffiths, J.K., and Deckelbaum, R.J. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (February 2014)

Impacts of Agriculture on Nutrition: Nature of the Evidence and Research Gaps

Webb, P and Kennedy, E. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. (March 2014) Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 126-131

Livestock Production, Animal Source Food Intake, and Young Child Growth: The Role of Gender for Ensuring Nutrition Impacts

Jin, M. and Iannotti, L.L. Social Science & Medicine, (March 2014) Vol. 105 pp. 16-21.

Household Food Insecurity and Nutritional Status of Children and Women in Nepal

Singh, A., Singh, A., Ram, F. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. (March 2014) Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 3-11.

Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato-based Infant Food is a Better Source of Dietary Vitamin A than a Maize-legume Blend as Complementary Food

Amagloh, F.K. Coad, J. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. (March 2014) Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 51-59.

Nutrition Sensitivity: How Agriculture Can Improve Child Nutrition

Save the Children (March 2014)

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition in the Post-2015 Framework: Discussion Paper

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (March 2014)

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014)

Fathers Matter! Involved Fathers Change the Lives of Children

Save the Children (2014)

Levelling the Field: Improving Opportunities for Women Farmers in Africa

World Bank and the ONE Campaign, March 2014

Empowering Women in Agriculture: Strengthening Production and Dietary Diversity to Improve Nutrition

SPRING, TOPS & USAID

2014 Feed the Future Innovation Lab Council Partners Workshop

Agrilinks

The Nexus of WASH & Nutrition Community of Practice Literature Update

WASHPlus

What is Needed for Global Monitoring of Access to Adequate Food? (Part II)

Ag2Nut Community of Practice and Food Security Information Network

Care Farming: An Innovative Approach for Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment, Decent Rural Employment and Social Inclusion. What Works in Developing Countries?

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition

What Future for Irrigated Agriculture in Central Asia?

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition

Finally: Open Source Broccoli and Kale

Resilience.org

More Evidence on Nutrition Demand: Income Seems Overrated and Women’s Schooling Underemphasized

Behrman, Jere R. Journal of Development Economics. (January-February 1984) Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 105-128.

Improving Nutrition through Agriculture Technical Brief Series

The SPRING Project, March 2014.

Future Diets

Overseas Development Institute (ODI), January 2014. 

What Is Needed For Global Monitoring Of Access to Adequate Nutritious Food

Agriculture2Nutrition Community of Practice, February 2014.

Empowering Women in Agriculture: Maximizing Nutrition Gain

SPRING, March 2014.