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This study works to expand the evidence base for how the transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture affects nutritional outcomes.
This article aims to revisit the commonly held belief that women in Sub-Saharan Africa are responsible for 60–80% of the agricultural labor supplied, a figure that traces back to an undocumented quote in a more general study of women’s contribution to development in 1972.
Although there is a consensus regarding the need to invest in nutrition-sensitive programs, the current global evidence base regarding the nutritional impacts of nutrition-sensitive programs is generally limited.
Photo credit: Lauren CriglerNearly half of all deaths in children under five are attributable to undernutri
The Importance of Engaging Frontline Agriculture WorkersHigh-impact nutrition practices cannot be adopted and sustained by a given
SPRING/Uganda and Feed the Future’s Commodity Production and Marketing (CPM) activity trained representatives from 22 large- and medium-scale maize millers in the country on good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and how to fortify their maize flour.
Delivering Micronutrient Powders in Namutumba District: Exploring Two Distribution Methods in Uganda
SPRING/Uganda supported the Ministry of Health to roll out a micronutrient powders (MNP) pilot project in Namutumba District. Namutumba is one of eight districts that are characterized with high incidence of micronutrient deficiencies.
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Anemia remains a severe public health problem in Ghana, with 65.7% of children under five and 42.4% of women in reproductive age (WRA) suffering from anemia, according to the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey report (GDHS).
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Nutrition-sensitive agriculture is an important part of ending malnutrition through multi-secto
SPRING/Uganda exhibited and presented at the inaugural International Symposium on Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Kampala.
The Importance of Engaging Frontline Health WorkersEvidence shows that populations do not adopt and sustain high-impact nutrition and hygie
SPRING has developed a booklet for mothers about the 1,000 Day Window of Opportunity, from pregnancy up to the child’s second birthday, the period when life-long physi
This brief is part a series of "interim" technical briefs, culminating in a final two-year study report in 2016.
An increasing number of agricultural projects and activities are working to meet nutrition-related objectives.
In April 2017, SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz tele-radio company, Tumar, organized seven free concerts in seven townships—Jalalabad, Tash-Kumyr, Kara-Kul, Kochkor-Ata, Mailuu-Suu, Shamaldy-Sai, and Naryn—to raise awa
In April 2017, SPRING tested and modified a nutrition-sensitive agriculture training curriculum in Kindia, Guinea, with staff from Feed the Future’s Strengthening Market-Led Agricultural Research, Technology and Education (SMARTE) for the Apprentisage en Vulgarisation, Entrepreneuriat et l’In
On April 25, 2017, SPRING/Senegal recognized World Malaria Day with local partner l’Association pour la promotion de la femme sénégalese [Association for the promotion of Senegalese Women] (APROFES) and Plan Internati