Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security

Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a massive global challenge, and the past decade has seen a growing political attention to addressing malnutrition in different contexts. What has been largely missing so far, and is in growing demand from countries, is tangible, practical and rigorous in...

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Autores principales: Gillespie, Stuart, Harris, Jody, Nisbett, Nicholas, van den Bold, Mara
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142577
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Harris, Jody
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van den Bold, Mara
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description Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a massive global challenge, and the past decade has seen a growing political attention to addressing malnutrition in different contexts. What has been largely missing so far, and is in growing demand from countries, is tangible, practical and rigorous insights and lessons (from other countries or contexts) on how to translate this burgeoning political momentum into effective policies and programme implementation strategies – and ultimately impact on the ground. This new climate of learning from experience and evidence led to the launch in 2015 of the Stories of Change initiative. This series presents a second wave of studies from six countries (Tanzania, Rwanda, Vietnam, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria,) and three Indian states (Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu). These provide clear evidence combined with compelling narratives on what drives success in addressing all forms of malnutrition – evidence that is necessary for turning global momentum into actual results on the ground. This introductory Opinion is published with the first set of papers. It will be followed by a thorough synthesis of papers as a conclusion of the Series. We hope that the lessons embedded in these Stories of Change will inform and inspire the deliberations and outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit and the second Nutrition for Growth Summit to be held this year, and the actions of those in the global food and nutrition system working for positive change.
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spelling CGSpace1425772024-12-04T19:10:34Z Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security Gillespie, Stuart Harris, Jody Nisbett, Nicholas van den Bold, Mara policies food policies malnutrition nutrition systems analysis food security Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a massive global challenge, and the past decade has seen a growing political attention to addressing malnutrition in different contexts. What has been largely missing so far, and is in growing demand from countries, is tangible, practical and rigorous insights and lessons (from other countries or contexts) on how to translate this burgeoning political momentum into effective policies and programme implementation strategies – and ultimately impact on the ground. This new climate of learning from experience and evidence led to the launch in 2015 of the Stories of Change initiative. This series presents a second wave of studies from six countries (Tanzania, Rwanda, Vietnam, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria,) and three Indian states (Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu). These provide clear evidence combined with compelling narratives on what drives success in addressing all forms of malnutrition – evidence that is necessary for turning global momentum into actual results on the ground. This introductory Opinion is published with the first set of papers. It will be followed by a thorough synthesis of papers as a conclusion of the Series. We hope that the lessons embedded in these Stories of Change will inform and inspire the deliberations and outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit and the second Nutrition for Growth Summit to be held this year, and the actions of those in the global food and nutrition system working for positive change. 2021-08-18 2024-05-22T12:10:42Z 2024-05-22T12:10:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142577 en Open Access Springer Gillespie, Stuart; Harris, Jody; Nisbett, Nicholas; and van den Bold, Mara. 2021. Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security. Food Security 13(4): 799–802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01166-8
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Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security
title Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security
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food policies
malnutrition
nutrition
systems analysis
food security
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