Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition

Over the past decade, donor-funded policies and programs designed to address undernutrition in the Global South have shifted away from agriculture-based strategies toward nutrient supplementation and food fortification programs. Given the potential benefits resulting from agriculture-based nutrition...

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Autores principales: Levin, Carol E., Long, Jennifer, Simler, Kenneth R., Johnson-Welch, Charlotte
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155565
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Long, Jennifer
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description Over the past decade, donor-funded policies and programs designed to address undernutrition in the Global South have shifted away from agriculture-based strategies toward nutrient supplementation and food fortification programs. Given the potential benefits resulting from agriculture-based nutrition interventions, this study uses Q methodology to explore the views of a range of stakeholders from both developed and developing countries on the value of—and constraints related to—gender-sensitive, nutrition-oriented agricultural projects. The three distinct viewpoints that emerge from this exercise all support the use of agricultural strategies to improve nutrition and underline the importance of gender-sensitive approaches. The viewpoints differ, however, on the relative importance of nutrition education, the strategic use of nutrient supplementation and food fortification, and the degree to which agriculture-based approaches have an impact on nutrition. The findings indicate that there is common ground among a range of stakeholders—donors, researchers, policymakers, and program practitioners—on the benefits of agriculture and gender-sensitive strategies to improve nutrition. These areas of agreement can serve as a foundation for forging an effective integrative strategy to improve nutrition that includes gender-sensitive agricultural approaches. -- Authors' Abstract
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spelling CGSpace1555652025-11-06T07:23:21Z Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition Levin, Carol E. Long, Jennifer Simler, Kenneth R. Johnson-Welch, Charlotte nutrition malnutrition agriculture stakeholders gender rangeland health Over the past decade, donor-funded policies and programs designed to address undernutrition in the Global South have shifted away from agriculture-based strategies toward nutrient supplementation and food fortification programs. Given the potential benefits resulting from agriculture-based nutrition interventions, this study uses Q methodology to explore the views of a range of stakeholders from both developed and developing countries on the value of—and constraints related to—gender-sensitive, nutrition-oriented agricultural projects. The three distinct viewpoints that emerge from this exercise all support the use of agricultural strategies to improve nutrition and underline the importance of gender-sensitive approaches. The viewpoints differ, however, on the relative importance of nutrition education, the strategic use of nutrient supplementation and food fortification, and the degree to which agriculture-based approaches have an impact on nutrition. The findings indicate that there is common ground among a range of stakeholders—donors, researchers, policymakers, and program practitioners—on the benefits of agriculture and gender-sensitive strategies to improve nutrition. These areas of agreement can serve as a foundation for forging an effective integrative strategy to improve nutrition that includes gender-sensitive agricultural approaches. -- Authors' Abstract 2003 2024-10-24T12:42:17Z 2024-10-24T12:42:17Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155565 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Levin, Carol E.; Long, Jennifer; Simler, Kenneth R.; Johnson-Welch, Charlotte. 2003. Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition. FCND Discussion Paper 154. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155565
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Johnson-Welch, Charlotte
Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition
title Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition
title_full Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition
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title_short Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition
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malnutrition
agriculture
stakeholders
gender
rangeland health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155565
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