Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results

The relationships between agricultural diversity, dietary diversity, and gender norms are complex and multi-dimensional. To better understand these links, and how to most effectively promote nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture in Bangladesh, the International Food Policy Research Institute (...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Roy, Shalini, Younus, Masuma, Ghostlaw, Julie, Haque, Md. Latiful, Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun, Parvin, Aklima, Quabili, Wahid, Tauseef, Salauddin, Zubaid, Shabnaz
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145622
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author Ahmed, Akhter
Hoddinott, John F.
Menon, Purnima
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Roy, Shalini
Younus, Masuma
Ghostlaw, Julie
Haque, Md. Latiful
Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun
Parvin, Aklima
Quabili, Wahid
Tauseef, Salauddin
Zubaid, Shabnaz
author_browse Ahmed, Akhter
Ghostlaw, Julie
Haque, Md. Latiful
Hoddinott, John F.
Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun
Menon, Purnima
Parvin, Aklima
Quabili, Wahid
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Roy, Shalini
Tauseef, Salauddin
Younus, Masuma
Zubaid, Shabnaz
author_facet Ahmed, Akhter
Hoddinott, John F.
Menon, Purnima
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Roy, Shalini
Younus, Masuma
Ghostlaw, Julie
Haque, Md. Latiful
Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun
Parvin, Aklima
Quabili, Wahid
Tauseef, Salauddin
Zubaid, Shabnaz
author_sort Ahmed, Akhter
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description The relationships between agricultural diversity, dietary diversity, and gender norms are complex and multi-dimensional. To better understand these links, and how to most effectively promote nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture in Bangladesh, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) designed the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) pilot project, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. ANGeL aimed to identify actions and investments in agriculture that will help increase farm household income, improve nutrition, and empower women. Using rigorous research, namely, a randomized controlled trial design, IFPRI assessed impacts of the ANGeL project interventions on various outcomes. Over the 17-month implementation period, with no inputs provided to participating farm households besides knowledge from trainings, ANGeL generated useful lessons on strengthening the agriculture-nutrition-gender nexus in the country. Both men and women benefited from agricultural trainings, yet women learned more from the same trainings. Crop diversity increased substantially in homestead gardens, mainly due to ANGeL’s emphasis on homestead food production from nutritious crops. Farmers also adopted improved production practices. We consistently found that women were more likely to apply knowledge gained from agricultural production trainings to adopt various types of improved agriculture production practices, such as pest disease and control, seed production and care, and use of quality fertilizer. Similarly, improvements in nutrition knowledge were far greater for women and when trainings were combined. These improvements in knowledge had impacts on nutrition outcomes, with increases in household diet quality and child dietary diversity over the project period. The strongest improvements in empowerment came when agriculture, nutrition, and gender sensitization trainings were combined. ANGeL’s household approach empowered women and men in unique ways: while women became more empowered in asset ownership and income decisions, men became more empowered in production and income decisions in select interventions. Attitudes related to gender of both women and men also improved, with more women recognizing that they make important contributions to their communities. ANGeL is the first ministry-led initiative that uses a rigorous impact evaluation to develop an evidence base to design and implement a national program. The ANGeL project is a significant step towards filling critical knowledge and action gaps in the country on promoting nutrition-and gender-sensitive agriculture.
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spelling CGSpace1456222025-11-06T05:19:12Z Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results Ahmed, Akhter Hoddinott, John F. Menon, Purnima Quisumbing, Agnes R. Roy, Shalini Younus, Masuma Ghostlaw, Julie Haque, Md. Latiful Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun Parvin, Aklima Quabili, Wahid Tauseef, Salauddin Zubaid, Shabnaz models gender women's empowerment agricultural production investment households agriculture household income nutrition education nutrition agricultural development diet quality men farming systems dietary diversity women impact assessment The relationships between agricultural diversity, dietary diversity, and gender norms are complex and multi-dimensional. To better understand these links, and how to most effectively promote nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture in Bangladesh, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) designed the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) pilot project, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. ANGeL aimed to identify actions and investments in agriculture that will help increase farm household income, improve nutrition, and empower women. Using rigorous research, namely, a randomized controlled trial design, IFPRI assessed impacts of the ANGeL project interventions on various outcomes. Over the 17-month implementation period, with no inputs provided to participating farm households besides knowledge from trainings, ANGeL generated useful lessons on strengthening the agriculture-nutrition-gender nexus in the country. Both men and women benefited from agricultural trainings, yet women learned more from the same trainings. Crop diversity increased substantially in homestead gardens, mainly due to ANGeL’s emphasis on homestead food production from nutritious crops. Farmers also adopted improved production practices. We consistently found that women were more likely to apply knowledge gained from agricultural production trainings to adopt various types of improved agriculture production practices, such as pest disease and control, seed production and care, and use of quality fertilizer. Similarly, improvements in nutrition knowledge were far greater for women and when trainings were combined. These improvements in knowledge had impacts on nutrition outcomes, with increases in household diet quality and child dietary diversity over the project period. The strongest improvements in empowerment came when agriculture, nutrition, and gender sensitization trainings were combined. ANGeL’s household approach empowered women and men in unique ways: while women became more empowered in asset ownership and income decisions, men became more empowered in production and income decisions in select interventions. Attitudes related to gender of both women and men also improved, with more women recognizing that they make important contributions to their communities. ANGeL is the first ministry-led initiative that uses a rigorous impact evaluation to develop an evidence base to design and implement a national program. The ANGeL project is a significant step towards filling critical knowledge and action gaps in the country on promoting nutrition-and gender-sensitive agriculture. 2018-06-01 2024-06-21T09:04:45Z 2024-06-21T09:04:45Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145622 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ahmed, Akhter; Hoddinott, John; Menon, Purnima; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Roy, Shalini; and Younus, Masuma. 2018. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136540.
spellingShingle models
gender
women's empowerment
agricultural production
investment
households
agriculture
household income
nutrition education
nutrition
agricultural development
diet quality
men
farming systems
dietary diversity
women
impact assessment
Ahmed, Akhter
Hoddinott, John F.
Menon, Purnima
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Roy, Shalini
Younus, Masuma
Ghostlaw, Julie
Haque, Md. Latiful
Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun
Parvin, Aklima
Quabili, Wahid
Tauseef, Salauddin
Zubaid, Shabnaz
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results
title Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results
title_full Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results
title_fullStr Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results
title_short Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results
title_sort agriculture nutrition and gender linkages angel evaluation results
topic models
gender
women's empowerment
agricultural production
investment
households
agriculture
household income
nutrition education
nutrition
agricultural development
diet quality
men
farming systems
dietary diversity
women
impact assessment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145622
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