Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences

Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in most South Asian countries, and India has a major share of the malnourished population in the region. The nutritional issues in India are complex and therefore require a multifaceted, multid...

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Main Authors: Kumari, Veenita, Junuthula, Shirisha
Format: Ponencia
Language:Inglés
Published: National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, India 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137017
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description Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in most South Asian countries, and India has a major share of the malnourished population in the region. The nutritional issues in India are complex and therefore require a multifaceted, multidisciplinary solution. One facet of the solution is enriching knowledge about the causes of and solutions to malnutrition at the farm- and household-level through agricultural extension. Disseminating nutritionsensitive agricultural knowledge is not currently an activity of agricultural extension in India, but there is a great potential for integrating it through the wellestablished network of extension advisory services (EAS). This will require being carefully focused on the needs of rural communities and considering gender dimensions, that are closely linked with nutritionsensitive agriculture. In this session, we present the training approach that the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) uses for strengthening capacities of extension advisory service (EAS) providers in making food systems genderand nutrition-sensitive, and MANAGE’s experiences implementing this training in India’s extension system. We demonstrate the usefulness of the training for supporting extension agents working at the grassroots level, NGO partners in the agriculture sector, policymakers, and advocacy organizations to promote and support nutrition-sensitive agriculture among men and women farmers by making their local food basket diverse. The training is of relevance to professionals across contexts working in the agriculture sector.
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spelling CGSpace1370172024-01-05T02:05:53Z Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences Kumari, Veenita Junuthula, Shirisha gender agriculture research advisory services Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in most South Asian countries, and India has a major share of the malnourished population in the region. The nutritional issues in India are complex and therefore require a multifaceted, multidisciplinary solution. One facet of the solution is enriching knowledge about the causes of and solutions to malnutrition at the farm- and household-level through agricultural extension. Disseminating nutritionsensitive agricultural knowledge is not currently an activity of agricultural extension in India, but there is a great potential for integrating it through the wellestablished network of extension advisory services (EAS). This will require being carefully focused on the needs of rural communities and considering gender dimensions, that are closely linked with nutritionsensitive agriculture. In this session, we present the training approach that the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) uses for strengthening capacities of extension advisory service (EAS) providers in making food systems genderand nutrition-sensitive, and MANAGE’s experiences implementing this training in India’s extension system. We demonstrate the usefulness of the training for supporting extension agents working at the grassroots level, NGO partners in the agriculture sector, policymakers, and advocacy organizations to promote and support nutrition-sensitive agriculture among men and women farmers by making their local food basket diverse. The training is of relevance to professionals across contexts working in the agriculture sector. 2023-10-12 2024-01-04T12:46:50Z 2024-01-04T12:46:50Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137017 en Open Access application/pdf National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, India Kumari, Veenita; Junuthula, Shirisha. 2023. Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, India
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Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences
title Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences
title_full Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences
title_fullStr Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences
title_short Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences
title_sort strengthening capacities of extension advisory service eas providers in making food systems gender and nutrition sensitive manage experiences
topic gender
agriculture
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advisory services
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