Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Briefs provide the rationale for zinc fortification, describe zinc deficiency and food fortification efforts, and outline actions that governments and supporting partners can take to remedy zinc deficiency through fortification.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Speakers discuss the role of advanced technology in promoting climate-smart agriculture, achieving goals under the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate and the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, and addressing food security in the United States and globally. This is a webinar.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
This paper focuses on programmatic experiences in the planning stages of a micronutrient powder intervention, encompassing assessment, enabling environment and adaptation, as well as considerations for supply.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Speakers discuss the Innovation Lab’s research and capacity strengthening agenda and how it plans to support the broader objectives of USAID and the Feed the Future initiative. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Discussions include the role of foreign policy in ending global malnutrition, effective financial investment in food systems reform, the relationship between food systems reform and climate change, and the importance of understanding the links between conflict and food security. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The war in Ukraine could affect a generation of women and children who are already vulnerable to malnutrition, with implications for the human capital of communities and nations into the future. Authors call for the redoubling of efforts to ensure that the world’s women and children get the food and nutrition they need.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
While investing in women can clearly advance private sector interests, it’s not clear how or if this is being done in many of the markets where USAID works and what approaches are most effective. Seminars focus on aligning with the private sector and conducting market research to achieve inclusive development results.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding reduces emissions related to livestock care and milk production, farming, production of containers, transportation associated with distribution systems, and disposal of associated waste. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices produce more nutrient-rich food and can mitigate climate change through composting, less intensive agriculture that reduces use of heavy machinery, and integrated pest management.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The report examines the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on poverty, food security, nutrition, and health globally. It presents key lessons on food security and food system resilience and assesses policy responses to the crisis. Authors consider how the pandemic experience can inform recovery and longer-term efforts to build more resilient food systems.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Hinga Weze trained and supported farmers, partnered with financial institutions and business development service providers to create agricultural loan products, created and strengthened solidarity savings groups, and strengthened extension services. Its social inclusion strategy included partnering with women, youth, and persons with disabilities to provide agricultural equipment, income-generating assets, and improved seed varieties through grants and training on farming, entrepreneurship, and nutrition-sensitive agriculture.