This webinar highlighted a recent SPRING qualitative study conducted in Burkina Faso, which examined the perspective of different stakeholders working in a nutrition-focused homestead food production project run by Helen Keller International.
MEASURE Evaluation, September 2014
In a project that is undertaking both agriculture and nutrition actions, is there someone "in charge" of seeing both sides work towards a common goal? Does a manager go into the field to see if her staff are coordinating activities with one another? Do community workers from the health clinic talk with extension agents from the agricultural co-op? With billions of dollars pushing development workers to link agriculture and nutrition, how are we really designing and measuring "integration?"
Despite worldwide efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, 165 million children remain stunted and 870 million people are chronically undernourished. The 2013 Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition points to a growing consensus that combating the global burden of malnutrition will require collaboration across development sectors.
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Despite worldwide efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, 165 million children remain stunted and 870 million people are chronically undernourished. The 2013 Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition points to a growing consensus that combating the global burden of malnutrition will require collaboration across development sectors.
The Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS) (2014)
Authors: Buchsbaum A; Du L; Narayan A; Sene P
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:
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.