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The result of a joint FANTA-FAO meeting in July of 2014, the Minimum Dietary Diversity – Women (MDD-W) was endorsed by a wide range of stakeholders and is now available for use in large-scale surveys and other research.
Panama is the first Latin American country to have adopted a national strategy to combat what is known as hidden hunger, with a plan aimed at eliminating micronutrient deficiencies among the most vulnerable segments of the population by means of biofortification of food crops.
This short article describes the Cambodia HARVEST program that is working with Cambodian farmers to change the practice of cultivating rice only by promoting crop diversification as part of a broader agricultural technical package.
The authors of this paper aim to empirically infer causal linkages between fruit and vegetable production, individual intake, food security, and anemia.
Originally developed for the Second Global Conference on Biofortification, this substantial collection of 1-3 page briefs highlights progress on a wide range of themes.
The most recent edition of FAO’s yearly ‘State of Food and Agriculture’ series, this 57-page document presents updated undernutrition estimates and further insight in the suite of food security indicators introduced in the 2013 report.
The Western Highlands Integrated Program (WHIP) baseline survey experience in Guatemala yielded important lessons about how to implement effective large-scale evaluation approaches. This case study summarizes the lessons learned.
This short commentary examines current research and policy that ignore rapid shifts in food value chains and diets in low and middle income countries.
Using data from a survey of 195 beneficiary households, researchers found that households receiving cash had better dietary diversity scores than households receiving food, however they were also more affected by food price increases forcing them to reduce their number of daily meals, offsetting
The WHO website’s section on nutrition contains guidance materials for the adoption of evidence-informed policies and programs, research and databases on country- and global-level trends in nutrition, and more.
UNSCN’s mandate is to promote cooperation among U.N. agencies and partner organizations in support of community, national, regional, and international efforts to end all forms of malnutrition in this generation.
This document is part of an occasional series produced by SPRING staff and consultants on topics of relevance to practitioners in global nutrition.
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Authors: Alexis D’Agostino, Meghan Anson, Anu Narayan, Tim Williams