Diversifying Food and Diets: Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health
Routledge (2013)
Agriculture
Nutrition Innovation Lab – Asia’s 2nd Annual Scientific Symposium
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Nutrition (August 2013)
Growing Enough Nutritious Food amid Climate Change
The World Bank Group (January 2014)
Agriculture2Nutrition Community of Practice: Food Security Information Network
SPRING (January 2014)
Seeds of Change: Leveraging Community Video for Agriculture and Nutrition Behavior Change in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
On December 17, 2013, SPRING hosted a webinar focused on the Digital Green community-led video approach, and how nutrition can be integrated into this unique agricultural extension platform.
Getting to How: Improving Nutrition in Senegal through “Nutrition-led Agriculture”
Despite a number of studies indicating the importance of integrating nutrition into agricultural and livelihoods programming, there are surprisingly few real world examples of how to do so effectively and to scale.
Linking Agriculture and Nutrition
In collaboration with USAID and other implementing partners, SPRING is increasing global understanding of how nutritional outcomes may be strengthened through agricultural programming.
Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange: An Overview
SPRING hosted a fourth Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (AgN-GLEE) on June 18, 2013. This program-driven event drew on learning that emerged from three regional AgN-GLEE workshops focused on strengthening and aligning current and new Feed the Future investments to achieve nutrition outcomes in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Using Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: A Case Study of a USAID 'Feed the Future' Integrated Project in Senegal
Authors: Buchsbaum A; Du L; Narayan A; Sene P
What Do We Know About the Feed the Future Initiative’s Progress toward Nutrition Goals? Results of a Global Landscape Analysis
Authors: Du L; Buchsbaum A; Klein A; Narayan A
Background and objectives: The U.S. Government's Feed the Future Initiative is a $3.5 billion pledge for agricultural development and food security. At the request of USAID’s Bureau for Food Security, SPRING conducted a landscape analysis of the Feed the Future portfolio and mapped the current interventions and pathways that link agriculture and nutrition programs in all 19 Feed the Future focus countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Asia.