Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Global Learning & Evidence Exchange (MSN-GLEE) - Washington, DC Meeting
FANTA, 2016
Agriculture
Ethiopia Sub-Group and How to Find Ag2Nut Members in Your Country
Agriculture-Nutrition Community of Practice, July 2016
In Pictures: SPRING Conducts Orientation to Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in India
SPRING participated in a week-long partners’ planning meeting for the study entitled: “Community-driven and digital technology-enabled agriculture intervention for nutrition: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Odisha, India.” The study is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and includes partners: Digital Green (DG), Voluntary Association for Rural Reconstruction and Appropriate Technology (VARRAT), Ekjut, Development Corner (DCOR), and SPRING.
In June of 2016, SPRING facilitated an orientation to nutrition-sensitive agriculture as part of its work to support Better Farming Methods Yield Healthy Results
Mr. and Mrs. Azaghizo have increased their yield of ground nuts by spontaneously adopting better farming practices taught through farmer field schools.
Testing Approaches: Growing Cowpeas during Dry Season to Improve Dietary Diversity for 1,000-day Households in Guinea
An agriculture extension worker picks cowpeas from the dry season crop.
In February 2016, SPRING conducted a formative research assessment to understand local hygiene behaviors and feeding practices
A New Global Agenda for Nutrition and Health: The Importance of Agriculture and Food Systems
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2016
A Systems Approach to Climate-Smart Agriculture
Agrilinks, July 2016
Sight and Life: Food Systems
Sight and Life, January 2016
Agriculture and Nutrition in Mali through a Gender Lens
Lauren Bailey, SPRING
SPRING/Mali's goal is to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age (WRA), pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and children under two years of age (CU2) in the Mopti region.