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Findings of this report suggest that supporting small scale farmers is the most effective method for combating global hunger. Applying data collected from 98 international Caritas organizations, the authors share strategies for improving hunger status and food security.
Political commitment steers nations’ strategies in nutrition program development. This article explains approaches to measuring this commitment among nations to inform practitioners’ strategies in negotiating and designing nutrition intervention programs.
Through a “seeds hand-over” ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2015, the USAID-funded SPRING and SHIKHA projects formalized their letter of collaboration (LOC) committing them to work together to ensure that important information on dietary diversity reaches as many people as possible.
For this study, SPRING examined the distribution and consumption of iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets within antenatal care (ANC) programs in twenty-two countries with high burdens of undernutrition. Using design data from Demographic and Health Surveys, the study seeks to identify where pregnant women…
In this chapter in Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, SPRING reviews the nutrition narrative in relation to food and nutrition and presents the current understanding of linkages between agriculture and nutrition and the Feed the Future initiative's efforts to strengthen the nutritional impact…
Understanding local contexts is critical to designing and implementing effective approaches to improve nutrition through agricultural programs. While many tools have been developed to help implementers with context assessment, knowing which tool is most appropriate for particular aspects of…
SPRING developed and produced a Kyrgyz-language booklet for mothers entitled “Nutrition & Development
Why does financing matter to improving nutrition outcomes? This crucial information can be used to improve planning, advocacy efforts, and implementation of nutrition activities.
Rationale for Nutrition-Sensitive AgriculturePhoto by Hector R.
Writing in USAID’s IMPACT Blog, Amanda Pomeroy, Research & Evaluation Advisor for JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., describes how SPRING’s work around nutrition-related non-communicable diseases can help program planners and policy makers better conceptualize the correlation betwee
One of the issues the Ag2Nut community has discussed is the need to make diverse, nutritious foods more available and accessible. Within an overall agenda of sustainable development, increased nutritious food production needs to align with environmental sustainability, economic viability and social…
In this post on Feed the Future’s blog, Aaron Buchsbaum, Knowledge Management Coordinator for JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc./SPRING, tells a story of a Senegalese farmer, and how Feed the Future’s efforts linking agriculture and nutrition have improved life for this farmer and his fa
Study OverviewA multi-sectoral approach is often thought to be the most effective way to address undernutrition.