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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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Delaying Iron Therapy until 28 Days after Antimalarial Treatment Is Associated with Greater Iron Incorporation and Equivalent Hematologic Recovery after 56 Days in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Journal of Nutrition, June 2016

Consuming Iron Biofortified Beans Increases Iron Status in Rwandan Women after 128 Days in a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial

The Journal of Nutrition, June 2016

Complementary Feeding Diets Made of Local Foods Can Be Optimized, but Additional Interventions Will Be Needed to Meet Iron and Zinc Requirements in 6- to 23-Month-Old Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, June 2016

Agricultural Commercialization and Nutrition Revisited: Empirical Evidence from three African Countries

Carletto, C., Corral, P., & Guelfi, A. Food Policy (November, 2016).

Women’s Economic Empowerment Technical Briefs

SEEP Network, October 2016.

Dial "N" for Nutrition? A Landscape Analysis of What We Know About m-Nutrition, m-Agriculture and m-Development

Institute of Development Studies, November 2016.

Compendium of Indicators for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Herding Livestock Programs Toward Nutrition

Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 2016.

Improving the Evidence Base on Aflatoxin Contamination and Exposure in Africa: Strengthening the Agriculture-Nutrition Nexus

Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa, November 2016.

Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Value Chains: Approaches for Project Design and Implementation

TOPS Program and SPRING, October 2016.

Yes, G-CAN! Endorsing Food Security With Gender-Responsive and Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Agrilinks, November 2016.

Breaking Barriers: Integrating Gender and Nutrition Into Extension Services

Agrilinks, November 2016.

What If Aflatoxin Glowed? New Technology Makes Toxin Visible for No-Cost Testing

Agrilinks, October 2016.

Making Value Chains Work for Food and Nutrition Security

The SPRING Project, November 2016.

Adapting Agriculture Platforms for Nutrition: A Case Study of a Participatory, Video-Based Agricultural Extension Platform in India

Kadiyala, S., Morgan, E.H., Cyriac, S., Margolies, A., & Roopnaraine, T. PLoS ONE (October 2016). Vol.11. No.10.

Nutrition Indicators in Agriculture Projects: Current Measurement, Priorities, and Gaps

Herforth, A. & Ballard, T.J. Global Food Security (September 2016). Vol.10. p.p. 1-10.

Provitamin A Carotenoid–Biofortified Maize Consumption Increases Pupillary Responsiveness among Zambian Children in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Palmer, C. et. al.  The Journal of Nutrition (October 2016). Vol. 10. No. 146. 

Five Ways to Improve Nutrition Through Agriculture

The SPRING Project, October 2016

Guidelines for Integrating Nutrition into Agriculture Enterprise Mixes in Uganda

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of Uganda, August 2016

Food Assistance and Food Security Strategy 2016–2025

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), October 2016

2016 Global Hunger Index: Getting to Zero Hunger

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), October 2016

The State of Food and Agriculture 2016: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, October 2016

Improving Nutrition through Agriculture and Food Systems

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, October 2016

Packaging Techniques to Improve Soy Food Shelf Life

Soybean Innovation Lab, September 2016

Livestock Markets, Animal Source Foods and Human Nutrition: Considering Program Tensions, Maximizing Impact and Avoiding Harm

Agriculture, Nutrition & Health (ANH) Academy, October 2016

Accelerating Progress in Ending Hunger and Undernutrition

Compact2025, October 2016

Pushing the Frontiers in Ag-Nutrition Methods and Metrics: IMMANA Round 1 Fellows Share Their Research

Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Research and Health, October 2016

SPRING Shares Approaches to Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture at International Food Assistance and Security Meeting

The SPRING Project, October 2016

U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy: FY17-2021

U.S. Government, September 2016

Duration of Programme Exposure is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Nutrition and Health: The Case for Longer Project Cycles from Intervention Experience in Rural Nepal

Miller, L.C., et al. Journal of Development Effectiveness (September 2016). pp. 1-19.

Enabled or Disabled: Is the Environment Right for Using Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition?

Hunter, D., et al. Frontiers in Nutrition (June 2016). Vol.3. 

Availability, Affordability, and Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in 18 countries across Income Levels: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study

Miller, V., et al. The Lancet Global Health (October 2016). Vol.3. No.10.

Farm Production, Market Access and Dietary Diversity in Malawi

Koppmair, S., Kassie M., Qaim, M. Public Health Nutrition (September 2016). 

Agriculture, Nutrition and the Green Revolution in Bangladesh

Headey, D,D., Hoddinott, J. Agricultural Systems (November 2016). Vol. 149. pp. 122–31. 

A Food-Secure 2030: A Global Vision & Call to Action

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), September 2016

Ownership of Open Data: Governance Options for Agriculture and Nutrition

Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition (GODAN), September 2016

Food Systems and Diets: Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century

Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, September 2016

Facilitating Systemic Change: Insights from Feed the Future Programs in Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, and Zambia

Microlinks, September 2016

Sustainable Intensification is the Answer to Global Food Insecurity

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), September 2016

AGRF 2016: High-Level Roundtable on Agriculture, Food Systems and Nutrition

Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, September 2016

INGENAES Global Symposium and Learning Exchange

Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services, January 2017

Nutrition Indicators in Agriculture: Key Indicators and Resources for Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making in Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems

Agriculture Nutrition Community of Practice, September 2016

Maximizing the Impact of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition, October 2016

The Ministry of Health of Peru Trains Mothers in Charge of Communal Kitchens to Combat Anaemia in Young Children

January 30, 2016

The #FutureFortified Global Summit on Food Fortification: Event Proceedings and Recommendations for Food Fortification Program

September 2015 

Time to Draw a New Map for NTDs?

Devex, March 2016.

Revised PMI Technical Guidance Now Available

PMI, April 2016.

News Feature: Teenage Pregnancy is Double Jeopardy

Philippine Information Agency, April 2016.

Improving Nutrition in India through Biofortified Crops

HarvestPlus, March 2016.

Improving Nutrition for Women in Bangladesh’s Clothing Factories

GAIN, April 2016