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This July webinar delved into the applied research of three Feed the Future Innovation Labs and their contributions to on-the-ground development impact. Leaders from the Feed the Future Innovation Labs for Nutrition, Soybean, and Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss presented examples of how U.S.
Celebrating seven years of the TOPS Program, the final TOPS/FSN Network Knowledge Sharing Meeting was held on July 19-20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
In their latest report, Action Against Hunger promotes agroecology in food security and nutrition, rural and agriculture development, and climate change adaptation and mitigation to ensure a sustainable future.
How can the public and private sector work together to improve nutrition? This Global Panel policy brief provides evidence-based recommendations for food system actors to enhance consumer behavior, which can lead to better nutrition outcomes.
The Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS), a $9.5M AgReach project funded by USAID, was active from 2010-2016.
World Vision recently conducted a study to assess prevailing practices in management of agricultural demos across food security programs with the aim of developing guidelines for improving the management of demos.
In efforts to provide a growing population with a sufficient quantity of healthy and nutritious foods, fortification has risen as a solution. However, rice fortification has yet to take hold in much of the world, especially Africa.
IGENENAES presents a framework to promote the skills, attitudes, and behaviors (SABs) needed at the individual level to deliver gender- and nutrition-informed agricultural extension services.
The recently launched ATONU tool can help development practitioners identify and select nutrition sensitive agriculture interventions for their projects.
This assessment explains a method developed to assess whether a country’s food supply can support healthy diets at the population level, based on an understanding of what constitutes a diverse diet.
While there are many opportunities to make agriculture more nutrition-sensitive, understanding how to influence behavior to address the indirect causes of malnutrition can be a challenge. USAID’s multi-sectoral nutrition project, SPRING, has developed an online training course for professionals who…
In July 2017, SPRING/Guinea hosted an event to share the program’s accomplishments in promoting improved nutrition practices in Guinea.
In July 2017, SPRING/Guinea held a six-day training with illustrators and the IT manager from Guinea and Sierra Leone, Peace Corps Guinea staff, and volunteers on a graphic design technique known as the Photo-to-Illustration (PTI) p
For the last two years, SPRING/Uganda chaired the inspection and enforcement working group of the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC).
On August 21, 2017, SPRING participated in an event commemorating the launch of nut roasting equipment in Kumasi, Ghana.
On August 21, SPRING/Ghana participated in an event in Kumasi celebrating the launch of new groundnut roasting equipment.
The best start in life begins with good nutrition in the first 1,000 days but doesn't end there.
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The IYCF Image Bank is a repository of high-quality illustrations on infant and young child feeding that can be used and adapted for nutrition social and behavior change (SBC) efforts worldwide.
High-quality visual images are an essential component of nutrition and health social and behavior change (SBC) programming but can be difficult to find or produce. In 2010, UNICEF and partners developed an integrated nutrition SBC package known as the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (…