Thiane Dramé is a champion of agricultural diversification in Senegal’s Kaolack Region. By practicing improved poultry raising, planting bio-fortified millet crops, and cultivating a micro-garden with a wide variety of vegetables, Thiane improves the nutrition of her family and increases her financial income. Furthermore, she shares what she has learned with her community.
Lidan Du, Victor Pinga, Alyssa Klein, Heather Danton, Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition Impact through the Feed the Future Initiative, Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 74, 2015, Pages 1-46, ISSN 1043-4526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.afnr.2014.11.001.
This chapter will first provide a review of the nutrition narrative in relation to food and nutrition, introduce the current understanding of linkages between agriculture and nutrition and the Feed the Future initiative's efforts to strengthen the nutritional impact of agricultural and economic growth activities, and describe an extensive review of how the design and early implementation of Feed the Future activities linked agriculture and nutrition. Finally, the chapter presents an updated framework that incorporates ways to improve nutrition outcomes of agricultural programming in the broader context of food system.
Cheickh Mbaké is a happy maize farmer from Senegal. He goes with his cousin, Momath, to the farmer co-op to pick up the money he’s earned from selling his maize. Thanks to quality assurance through the co-op, he was able to sell his corn at a better price. Momath, who is not a member of a co-op, realizes that even though he produced more maize than Cheikh, he didn’t earn as much. Not wanting to continue living at a disadvantage, he asks his cousin to help him understand quality assurance for his crops.
During a four-day training, SPRING/Guinea worked with Peace Corps health and agroforestry volunteers to strengthen their maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and nutrition-sensitive agriculture knowledge. The photos illustrate how participants explored the importance of the first 1000 days, breaking the cycle of malnutrition, the connection between agriculture and nutrition, and their roles as agents of change in their communities.
In April 2017, SPRING/Guinea and Farm Radio International (FRI) led trainings in Mamou and Faranah for four local community radio stations on how to develop effective interactive radio programming to support the uptake of nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices being promoted under the Feed the Future Strengthening Market-Led Agricultural Research, Technology, and Education (SMARTE) activity, led by Winrock International.
In April 2017, SPRING/Guinea and Farm Radio International (FRI) led trainings in Mamou and Faranah for four local community radio stations on how to develop effective interactive radio programming to support the uptake of nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices being promoted under the Feed the Future Strengthening Marke
In Guinea, SPRING is promoting nutrition-sensitive agriculture and maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices through radio programs and community videos. SPRING recently held a two-day training on these topics with staff from local radio and video production centers. During the training, participants explored how to break the cycle of malnutrition, methods for making local agricultural practices more nutrition-sensitive, and their roles as agents of change in their communities.
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