Home gardens

A More Plentiful Home

In October 2014, Parvin, then a lactating mother, enrolled in one of the Farmer Nutrition Schools (FNS) organized by the USAID SPRING project. She has never missed an FNS session. In addition to completing lessons on vegetable gardening, she learned about the importance of continued breastfeeding and consuming animal source foods, including eggs and meat for her young child’s growth and development.

Review Paper on ‘Garden Kits’ in Africa: Lessons Learned and the Potential of Improved Water Management

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation, March 2015

Cashing in on Improved Hatching Pots

Fatema Begum attended every farmer nutrition school (FNS) session, and during the poultry-rearing sessions, she learned about the importance of the “hajol,” or improved hatching pot.

Queen of Sweet Gourd

Ten months ago, Piyara enrolled in one of SPRING’s Farmer Nutrition School (FNS) sessions in the Lalmohan upazila. During these FNS sessions, she learned about proper health, nutrition, care, and services during pregnancy.

Household Decision-Making on Homestead Food Production

Executive Summary

Growing Together? Experiences of Intersectoral Integration in an NGO Nutrition Program

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?"