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The results of the studies in the two countries show that there is high malnutrition among women and children in the study population. These populations are highly vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity and the nutrition-sensitive interventions…
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From the baseline study for the ATONU project, formative research and literature review from the project sites, it was apparent that there was dietary inadequacy, with animal source foods, vegetables and fruits being consumed in small quantities. …
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In an effort to address undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies among women and children in rural areas of developing countries, nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) projects focus on women as a medium to effect positive nutritional outcomes.…
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"Chronic undernutrition in Ethiopia is widespread and many children consume highly monotonous diets. To improve feeding practices in Ethiopia, a strong focus in nutrition programming has been placed on improving the nutrition knowledge of caregivers…
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Despite the huge DRC’s agricultural potential, the majority of the Congolese population remains largely vulnerable to food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger. While 71% of the labour force are employed in agriculture, there is a contrast between th…
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We assess the impact of Ethiopia’s flagship social protection program, the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and nutrition security of households, mothers, and children. We use both pre-pand…
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Despite the commitments and efforts to fight all forms of malnutrition, malnutrition among women in Kenya persists. Using the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey data this paper examined, the extent to which crop diversification and diet diver…
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With vast and abundant natural resources such as land and water, Zambia has great potential to achieve self-sufficiency in agricultural production and hence meet her nutritional needs. Despite this endowment, poverty and malnutrition levels remain s…
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Despite the commitments and efforts to fight all forms of malnutrition, malnutrition in Kenya persists. Using the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2005/06 (a nationally representative survey), we examine the linkages between diversity in cro…
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Gender inequalities attributed to rural women's unequal access to and control of productive resources and services impact negatively on household food and nutrition security. Yet, if women had the same access to productive resources as men, they cou…
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This brief is based on a study that utilizes rich panel survey data combined with historical weather data to assess the impact of crop diversity on different nutrition outcome indicators that include child growth, household nutrient production gaps,…
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This study contributes to the evidence on the impact of agricultural policies and programmes on nutritional outcomes at the household level. We specifically examined the effect of adoption of crop diversification on household and child nutrition out…
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Improved food security (quantities of food available to households for consumption) and nutrition security (quality of food available to households) remain global problems. Yet, food and nutrition security are areas of strategic importance with rega…
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This study investigates the determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in rural off-farm activities, including own non-farm business and wage employment, and effects on food shortage, relative deprivation and dietary diversity. We use a thre…
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This study examines the nexus among production diversity, market participation, and consumption diversity in smallholder households. It identifies the main factors that influence smallholder farm households’ decision to diversify production and eval…
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With a strong global commitment to ending food insecurity and malnutrition, policymakers are increasingly grappling with how to make smallholder agriculture nutrition-sensitive. While the need to address these problems on multiple fronts is widely r…
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