Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria

The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been well-established in existing research. However, nutrition policies are multi-faceted, and advocates may target different elements of the process, f...

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Main Authors: Resnick, Danielle, Anigo, Kola, Anjorin, Olufolakemi Mercy
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143463
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Anjorin, Olufolakemi Mercy
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description The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been well-established in existing research. However, nutrition policies are multi-faceted, and advocates may target different elements of the process, from agenda setting to design to implementation. As a result, enabling environments are neither uniform nor static. Drawing on 66 interviews with a diverse group of stakeholders in Nigeria at the federal and subnational level, we examine some of the factors that have facilitated or hindered the ability of advocates to influence implementation in the domains of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and large-scale food fortification. In doing so, we show the importance of considering the politics, institutions, and resources specific to discrete categories as well as the characteristics of the broader system in which advocates are operating. By working across these two levels, advocates can both be reactive to the prevailing enabling environment as well as proactively consider strategies for overcoming obstacles.
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spelling CGSpace1434632025-12-02T21:02:41Z Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria Resnick, Danielle Anigo, Kola Anjorin, Olufolakemi Mercy institutions nutrition environment child feeding infant feeding food fortification advocacy nutrition advocacy The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been well-established in existing research. However, nutrition policies are multi-faceted, and advocates may target different elements of the process, from agenda setting to design to implementation. As a result, enabling environments are neither uniform nor static. Drawing on 66 interviews with a diverse group of stakeholders in Nigeria at the federal and subnational level, we examine some of the factors that have facilitated or hindered the ability of advocates to influence implementation in the domains of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and large-scale food fortification. In doing so, we show the importance of considering the politics, institutions, and resources specific to discrete categories as well as the characteristics of the broader system in which advocates are operating. By working across these two levels, advocates can both be reactive to the prevailing enabling environment as well as proactively consider strategies for overcoming obstacles. 2021-11-01 2024-05-22T12:14:19Z 2024-05-22T12:14:19Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143463 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151264 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Resnick, Danielle; Anigo, Kola; and Anjorin, Olufolakemi Mercy. 2021. Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2053. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134724.
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nutrition advocacy
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Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
title Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
title_full Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
title_fullStr Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
title_short Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
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nutrition
environment
child feeding
infant feeding
food fortification
advocacy
nutrition advocacy
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