Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Household and contextual factors strongly influenced the practice, promotion, and support of breastfeeding in North-East Nigeria. Breastfeeding promotion and support were well received and contributed to improved practices, but would be more effective if tailored to address specific barriers to exclusive breastfeeding. Providing greater support and follow-up for infants under six months and their caregivers is critical.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Despite support and resources, few Global Nutrition Cluster priority countries have incorporated emergency response preparedness (ERP) into their work. This report showcases how four countries have begun to mainstream ERP. Authors stress the need to investigate why many countries are not prioritizing ERP, to address challenges, and help countries advocate for domestic ERP financing.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Identifying and reporting geographic information in publicly available food composition tables and databases and accommodating spatially resolved food composition data requires new data structures and improved metadata.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
This protocol focuses on identifying and mapping characteristics of food environments that influence food acquisition practices and dietary intake among women of reproductive age, especially pre-conception, during pregnancy, and while breastfeeding.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Researchers identified 13 business model features that food companies use to reach lower-income consumers, but found little evidence of success in reaching consumers or improving diet quality.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Adding zinc and iron to soil is a promising strategy to enhance the concentration of zinc and iron in finger millet grain and combat micronutrient deficiencies. Additional research is essential to assess the social acceptability of agronomically biofortified food, feasibility of applying mineral blended fertilizers, bioaccessibility and bioavailability of biofortified crops, and contamination risks to the environment.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Researchers recommend using indicators and metrics that link social and economic issues to more commonly assessed diet-climate-planetary ecology relationships and integrating processed food products in analyses to better reflect consumer choices. They call for including more data and researchers from low- and middle-income countries, greater transparency and clarity about datasets and analytical methods, and more focus on the policy implications of findings.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Recommendations include conducting research on sustainable funding mechanisms, researching and implementing evidence-based interventions, and identifying indicators to measure the impact of agriculture on nutrition and to ensure the efficient use of resources. Other critical actions include investigating the most effective incentives to improve nutrition outcomes, exploring how to create functional public-private partnerships, and identifying ways to increase meaningful participation of women and young people in food and agriculture value chains.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
These tools enabled assessment teams to complete a comprehensive assessment of nutrition care and support services at hospitals and health centers in Uganda.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Researchers prioritize developing a comprehensive structural framework to facilitate understanding of interactions among different domains; generating comprehensive and reliable data; and developing evidence-based, actionable policies.