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—
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, October 2015
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, October 2015 http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs42/en/
The World Food Prize, October 2015
Ronald Vargas and Lucrezia Caon from FAO’s Land and Water division described the various ways soils are fundamental for food and nutrition security, the current threats to soil health, and the strategies which can be promoted to prevent soil degradation and improve soil health.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, August 2015
FANTA Project, May 2015
Herforth, Anna, Preetmoninder Lidder, and Margaret Gill. "Strengthening the Links between Nutrition and Health Outcomes and Agricultural Research." Food Security 7, no. 3 (2015): 453-607. Accessed July 10, 2015. doi:10.1007/s12571-015-0451-z.
For this study, SPRING examined the relationship between the food environment and nutrition. The food environment encompasses availability, affordability, convenience, and desirability of various foods. The effect of income on dietary consumption is always modified by the food environment. Many agricultural interventions aim to improve incomes, increase food availability, and reduce food prices.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), June 2015
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), June 2015