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This paper examines the association between food insecurity and nutritional status of children and married women in Nepal using DHS data. There is a significant association between food insecurity and malnutrition among children in Nepal.
Along with lack of nutrition knowledge, gender dimensions may affect the pathways leading from livestock ownership to child animal source food intake and ultimately to young child growth.
Examining 10 papers published since 2000 to synthesize current evidence of agriculture-to-nutrition linkages, this paper finds empirical evidence of the impact of agricultural interventions on nutrition outcomes to be scarce.
This paper proposes a typology of interventions and a metric of integration among them to help researchers build on each other's results, facilitating integration in methods to inform the design of multisector interventions.
Vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem in Bangladesh. In the absence of nationally-representative, individual dietary assessment data, the authors used household income and expenditure survey (HCES) data to estimate the potential impact of the introduction of vitamin A-fortified vegetable…
In 2013, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) of Nigeria led a process to produce training materials on community infant and young child feeding (CIYCF).
In June 2014, SPRING delegates attended the Micronutrient Forum—a global conference that brings together specialists from a wide array of sectors who share an interest in reducing micronutrient malnutrition, including researchers, policymakers, program implementers, and the private sector—and…
Engaging Men and Boys in Food and Nutrition Security: The Hidden Half of Gender Equality Programming
SPRING, TOPS, and USAID hosted the final segment in a three-part webinar series, Women's Empowerment and Men's Engagement: How a Focus on Gender Can Support Agriculture and Nutrition. Theresa Hwang, Gender Director with CARE USA, and Maureen Miruka, Pathways Team Leader with CARE USA, shared…
When did the first academic questions around gender and agriculture arise?
The nexus of gender, agriculture, and nutrition is square in the communities’ spotlight these days, and the CGIAR A4NH program is offering a new blog to keep the discussion going. The site launched in early May, and is already populated with several videos and blogs.
The Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (AN4H) research program recently produced a short video featuring senior researcher Jody Harris (IFPRI), as she talks through the agriculture-to-nutrition pathways laid out by fellow researchers.
This seminar featured representatives from two Feed the Future Innovation Labs discussing the mechanisms through which their research is being implemented. R.
Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP) hosted an outreach event in Washington, D.C. to present findings from projects focusing on gender and agriculture.
Engaging Men and Boys in Food and Nutrition Security: The Hidden Half of Gender Equality Programming
SPRING, TOPS, and USAID hosted the final segment in a three-part webinar series, Women's Empowerment and Men's Engagement: How a Focus on Gender Can Support Agriculture and Nutrition.
This short news article from the Associated Press touches on how a deadly coffee fungus may impact Arabica coffee supplies in Central America. The focus is on the U.S. market in particular, and directly quotes the concerns of USAID head administrator Rajiv Shah.
This comprehensive, 50+ page report provides perspective from DFID UK on the effectiveness of using agricultural activities to achieve nutrition outcomes.
The Africa Centre for Gender Social Research and Impact Assessment is publishing a new peer-reviewed, open access journal. Its stated aim is to “promote interdisciplinary research related to gender and the agricultural food sciences.” Have ideas?
LANSA is a research partnership focused on improving agriculture interventions and food policy to improve nutrition. They recently released a call for policy-related research, with a deadline of June 30th and awards by October 31st.
Challenging nutritional taboos and introducing behavior changes is a complex task, as evidenced by this recent ‘Improving Nutrition Hub’ article on The Guardian’s website.
Agricultural development status impacts individual nutrition through food, health, and care practices. Many recent studies are focused on the positive side of the impact pathways, however interventions can also have negative outcomes on nutrition.