Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: The Current Research Landscape
Food & Nutrition Bulletin (December 2013)
Africa
Dietary Quality and Tree Cover in Africa
The Center for International Forestry Research (2013)
Incorporating Nutrition into Feed the Future Research Programs, February 11
Agrilinks (February 2014)
Key Catalyst, Collective Voice: The East, Central, And Southern Africa Health Community's Initiative on Food Fortification as a Public Health Intervention
This case study reviews the East, Central, and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) work on health and nutrition. This inter-governmental group coordinates regional strategies to address the highest level policy makers and to hold the countries accountable for the consequences of micronutrient malnutrition. The story of the ECSA-HC exemplifies local and regional ownership, high-level diplomacy, and practical action.
National and Sub-National Estimates of Child and Adult Nutritional Status Related to Later Life Nutrition-Related Non-Communicable Disease
Authors: Pomeroy A; D’Agostino A
Background and objectives: Country and regional profiles have been established to provide an overview of the relationship between early life nutrition status and later life nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (N-RNCDs) in two regions (Africa and Asia) and ten countries. This poster focuses on the African region as well as Ethiopia and Zambia.
