Authors: Heather Danton, Director, Food Security and Nutrition; Alyssa Klein, Food Security and Nutrition Specialist, SPRING
Introduction: The effect of agriculture on nutrition is multifaceted. Agriculture—
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, October 2015
Agrilinks, August 2015
Feed the Future Nutrition Innovation Lab, September 2015
SPRING, June 2015
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), June 2015
Globally, there is a substantial evidence base for effective and cost-effective nutrition-specific interventions.
The Better Data for Nutrition webinar series draws on SPRING's team of nutrition, agriculture, and behavior change experts to share and discuss tools and solutions to address data gaps and make better use of data for improved nutrition outcomes.
Anna Herforth, a lead author of the World Bank's SecureNutrition paper, presented an overview and unveiled a new ‘digital timeline’ online, letting audiences access the information in an interactive format.
Agriculture extension agents are a valuable source of information and expertise for many small-scale farmers across the globe. As global understanding builds around the linkages between agriculture and nutrition, efforts are currently underway to integrate activities promoting nutrition into agriculture extension programming in several Feed the Future countries.