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SPRING recognizes the key role adequate financing plays in any effort to improve nutrition at scale. In line with other efforts to identify and track nutrition spending, SPRING has developed a methodology for this work that emphasizes the multisectoral nature of nutrition and encourages local…
Translating academic learning into practice is a challenge. So SPRING/Uganda created a “Nutrition Trainee” (internship) program that combines class and field work, helping students develop the knowledge and skills needed to produce meaningful results.
Through June 5, this forum is open for practitioners to discuss innovations in agriculture to improve nutrition outcomes, with a focus on South Asia.
Approaches combining WASH and nutrition interventions are necessary to improve population’s nutritional status. This webinar focused on connecting WASH and nutrition approaches when designing health programs targeted at combating malnutrition.
Biofortified food crops are rich in vitamins and are used in 25 countries. During this webinar, presenters discussed biofortification’s nutritional and economic benefits and provided an overview of perspectives of biofortification that range from farmers to government officials.
Speakers shared justifications for conducting nutrition causal analysis to improve nutrition programming on this Ag2Nut community call.
Highlighting key findings of the recently released The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015, this article discusses the prevalence of undernourishment, countries’ progress toward meeting Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, and how specific interventions such as agriculture i
Water dictates agricultural production, and access to water directly affects nutritional status. This report examines the connection between water, food security, and nutrition, and provides both intervention and policy implementation guidance.
Food storage is an integral component of securing food availability throughout the year.
Uptake of nutrition-sensitive behaviors can take interesting forms. Pop stars created songs and movies about local nutrient-rich foods to inspire behavior change in Nigeria and Rwanda.
Drip irrigation increases smallholder farmers’ access to water, which can ultimately lead to increases in farmers’ income and community members’ access to nutritious foods.
FAO lists the key factors for achieving food security and nutrition including: agricultural productivity growth, economic growth, markets, and social protection.
This issue of the SCN News highlights the significant role that nutrition-sensitive intervention play in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This report outlines cross-sectoral interventions necessary to improve world food systems and calls upon actors to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy implementation.
Harnessing and expanding upon agriculture technologies may increase production of nutritious foods. This research brief advocates for the United States to increase its research and development efforts to further agricultural innovation in order to boost the global food supply.
This study explores overcoming constraints between linking agricultural outcomes with improved nutrition results.
Natural hazards and disasters impact agricultural productivity, which affects populations’ access to nutritious food.
IUFRO examines food security, hunger, nutrition, and the impact that forests, trees, and landscapes can have on improving global nutrition outcomes.
Through an interactive world map, users can view countries’ hunger status by share of the population. This map also features country progress in achieving hunger targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and the World Food Summit Goals.
Emphasizing child undernutrition’s effects on social and economic productivity, this report illustrates consequences of child undernutrition and outlines recommendations to improve nutrition outcomes.