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In the Ag2Nut Community of practice, members discuss capacity building and training in agriculture-nutrition linkages. The February 2017 Community Call focused on the recent WHO/FAO International Symposium. One unique feature of this past Symposium was its student session, which allowed students from 8 universities in different regions of the world to learn from current policy discussions and to convey their views.

An interactive webinar exploring one key agriculture-to-nutrition pathway, which shows the connection between income earned from agriculture and improved nutrition through purchase of food and non-food items.

In Bangladesh, the National Micronutrient Survey and Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 have reported relatively high rates of anaemia among several demographic groups. Yet, the surveys also showed that only a third of the anaemia could be associated with iron deficiency.  These lower levels of iron deficiency could be due to several other factors, such as iron in groundwater, genetic red blood cell disorders, and other micronutrient deficiencies.

In the December 2016 Ag2Nut Community Call, participants heard from Dr. Florence Egal, who spoke on urban food system policy.

To improve nutrition outcomes, services such as nutrition assessment, nutrition counseling, instruction regarding nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and education on healthy eating must be improved.

In the November 2016 Ag2Nut Call, Matthias Jäger, Markets and Value Chain Expert, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) / CGIAR, presented findings from a pilot project in Kenya and Uganda, aimed at improving the diets of vulnerable rural and urban consumers through increased consumption of more affordable, diverse, safe, and nutrient-dense processed bean-based food products, sourced from local farmer organizations and delivered by small and medium ent

During this webinar, Dr. Yaobi Zhang presented HKI’s experience addressing and building evidence around NTD control and elimination. The conversation was aimed to help attendees understand the linkages between NTDs and anemia, and to consider what their programs can be doing to address NTDs and involve their peers from other sectors.

Appropriate indicators for measuring nutrition impacts in agriculture is a topic that has received much discussion, both in the Agriculture to Nutrition online community, and generally in the field. The September 2016 call topic was on "Nutrition Indicators in Agriculture," featuring several recent publications supported by FAO. 

SPRING worked with multiple partners over the life of the project  to maximize the impact of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) on nutrition outcomes.

Webinar on the current nutritional status and practices of adolescent girls globally, and why investments in their health and well-being are crucial to improve nutrition worldwide.