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    Food security exists when all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Food security vs. Household food security Need to create an enabling environment at community and household level to support good nutrition. Making agriculture work for nutrition: do no harm! Design for nutrition impact and measure it Understand local causes of malnutrition by "livelihoods group"

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    Food security exists when all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Food security vs. Household food security Need to create an enabling environment at community and household level to support good nutrition. Making agriculture work for nutrition: do no harm! Design for nutrition impact and measure it Understand local causes of malnutrition by "livelihoods group"

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    1.4 Agriculture Nutrition Linkages Value Chain Dufour

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    Makingagricultureworkfornutrition: fromchallengestoopportunities

    CharlotteDufour FAONutritionDivision

    Nutritioninthecontextoffoodsecurity

    Foodsecurityexistswhenallpeopleatalltimeshave physicalandeconomicaccesstosufficient,safeandnutritious foodthatmeetstheirdietaryneedsandfoodpreferencesto leadahealthyandactivelife(WFS,1996) Nationalfoodsecurityvs.householdfoodsecurity Needtocreateanenablingenvironmentatcommunityand householdleveltosupportgoodnutritionofindividuals,esp. pregnantandlactatingwomenandyoungchildren: lifecycleapproach Foodsecurity Healthydiets(forallformsofmalnutrition)

    Newchallengestofoodsecurity

    Agrowing,youngandurbanizingpopulation Changingconsumptionpatterns:
    Greaterrelianceonmarkets Increasedusedofprocessedfoods Increaseorlossofdietdiversity

    Foodpricevolatility Climatechange Increasedoccurrenceofshocks Accesstoproductiveresources Reconcilingeconomicandnutritionalpriorities Dietrelateddiseaseanddoubleburdenofmalnutrition

    Aglobalmomentumonfoodand nutrition? security


    LAquilaInitiative GAFSP CAADP MaputoDeclarationin2003;revivalin2010 HighLevelTaskForceforFoodSecurity&Comprehensive FrameworkforAction(2008/2011) G8NewAlliance ZeroHungerChallenge CommitteeforWorldFoodSecurity


    DiscussionsonFoodandNutritionSecurity

    Production, processing,storage andmarketingof nutritiousfoods Foodavailability (yearround) Income Access(year round) Utilization Biodiversity Biofortification Fortification Naturaland humanresource management

    Foodsafety andsafe agriculture practices Nutrition education Laborsaving technology

    Incomeused forhealth andhygiene

    Makingagricultureworkfornutrition

    First,donoharm! Designfornutritionimpactandmeasureit Understandlocalcausesofmalnutritionbylivelihoodsgroup Identifyandtargetthemostvulnerable Promoteproductionandaccesstodiverseandsafe foods (livelihoodsdiversification) Whileprotectingtheenvironment(sustainablediets) Providenutritioncounseling Gendersensitiveapproach(supportingwomen,engagingmen)
    Promoteurbanrurallinkages Workwithothers acrosssectorsandstakeholders

    Agricultureplanningwithanutrition perspective

    Nutritionsensitivevaluechains:identifyingopportunities forenhancingthecontributionofspecificvaluechains.(e.g. promotionofnutritiousvarieties) needtobeputinthecontextof Nutritionsensitivefoodsystems:lookingatfoodsystems asawhole,ensuringenvironmentalsustainability,dietary diversityandreduceddependencyonsingleproducts Planningagriculturetomeet CONSUMERNEEDS

    Effortsinthefoodandagriculture
    sectortoimprovenutritionimpacts

    Strengtheningtheevidencebase: indicatorsandstrongerM&E
    operationalresearchandimpactevaluations
    Capacitydevelopmentonplanningandevaluatingfor nutritionimpact

    ImprovemappingandinvestmenttrackingforF(N)S(CFS) Guidanceandcapacitydevelopmentformainstreaming nutritioninagriculturepoliciesandprograms Jointprogrammingandtargetingtolinkagriculturetohealth andsocialprotection

    Challengesinmakingagriculturework fornutrition

    Agriculture=privatesector howtocreateincentives? fromtradeoffstowinwins

    Accountability??? Jointtargeting:reconcilingdifferentapproaches (community/householdtargetingvs.individualtargeting) Institutionalcapacitiesatnationalandlocallevel o government o privatesector o civilsociety Howtoscaleupandsustain?

    Entrypointsforlinkingagricultureto multisectoral effortsonnutrition

    Agriculturewakinguptoitsroleinimprovingnutrition NEPADCAADPNutritionCapacityDevelopmentworkshops nutritionsensitive,responsibleinvestments Greaterattentiontogovernanceanddecentralization Increasedattentiontoresilience/socialprotection Schoolbasedprogrammes: Schoolfeeding Linktolocalagriculture Nutritioneducationandschoolgardens

    Nutrition

    Puttingpeopleatthe
    heartofagriculture

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