PRA Results

Food Systems and

Nutrition
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 Summary
• General Objective: To understand food systems and nutrition in
Guede Chantier in order to improve the nutrition, and therefore
health, of its citizens.
• Goals and Activities:
• Interview farmers in order to understand food systems. Take 24-
Hour Recall Surveys to understand the diets of children. Take Food
Frequency Surveys to understand the diets of different families.
• Analyze data
• Suggest solutions in order to optimize the nutritional status and
food systems of the people of Guede.

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 Results
• Main Problem 1: Food system in Guede is
insecure.
• Main Problem 2: The people of Guede do not
have a nutritious diet.
• Main Problem 3: The nutrition of children in
Guede needs to be improved.

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 Main Problem 1:

Food System in Guede is Insecure

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 Recommendations
• Political decisions should be taken about the
way prices are fixed
• People should be conscious about the way
their food systems is going
• It is necessary to have banks where they can
take loans without the condition of doing
conventional agriculture

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 Main Problem 2:

Nutrition is not Optimal

Food Product Number of Times per Month
Rice 60
Garlic 52
Ataya 48
Fresh Fish 48
Imported Fish 43
Tomatoes 38

•Average number of people who live and eat regularly within

these households: 8.8
•Average number of children (<16) per household: 6.7

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 Recommendations

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 Main Problem 3:

The nutrition of children in Guede

needs to be improved.

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 Suggestions
• Diversify the diet of the children
• Increase the number of meals per day for
children
• To teach mothers some recipes that are
nutritious in order to fight child malnutrition
in Guede

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 Lessons and Recommendations

• Political measures should be taken to help

people practice organic farming
• To optimize the diet of families in Guede by
expanding knowledge
• To teach the people of Guede about the
effects of malnutrition on the development of
children
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