On October 29th, 2013, Charlotte Dufour (FAO) shared her perspectives on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) nutrition capacity development workshops that took place in Fall 2013.
On January 21st, 2014, SPRING hosted the Ag2Nut Community of Practice call, featuring Alexis Hoskins and Veronique De Schutter of the World Food Programme.
On November 19, 2013, SPRING hosted the Ag2Nut Community of Practice Webinar presentation by Jim Levinson, Yarlini Balarajan of UNICEF New York, Alessandra Marini of the World Bank and Etienne du Vachat of Action Against Hunger (ACF).
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.
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.
USAID | Guatemala is actively supporting the coordination of development initiatives under Feed the Future, bringing agriculture and nutrition partners together through the newly-created Western Highlands Integrated Program (WHIP). Strategy development, procurement principles, and close partner collaboration are leading principles and actions in the implementation of the program.
In this webinar, USAID Mission staff shared their experiences: