Milk consumption has a large impact on linear growth in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant's life, potentially reducing stunting by as much as 10.4 point among children in Bangladesh, according to a new study done by the International Food Policy Research Institute. ‘Increasing access to dairy products can be extremely beneficial to […]
Women’s Nutrition Matters for achieving POSHAN Abhiyaan Targets
The problem: In India, maternal nutrition is a prime concern when it comes to achieving the National Nutrition Mission’s (or POSHAN Abhiyaan) targets of bringing down stunting from 38.4 percent to 25 percent by 2022, reducing under-nutrition and low birth weight by 2 percent, and anaemia by 3 percent per annum. Most Indian women […]
Training helps improve agri production practices: Survey
Interactive training on agriculture and nutrition enhances the knowledge of improved production practices for both crops and non-crops such as vegetables and fruits, according to a survey. The increase in knowledge was particularly large for women, the survey said. Besides, women become empowered in ownership of assets and decision-making, especially related to agriculture, nutrition and […]
ANGeL Results Dissemination Seminar
On June 6, 2018, IFPRI’s Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) and the Ministry of Agriculture are jointly organizing a seminar, which will bring together key stakeholders for the results dissemination of the ministry-led “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages” (ANGeL) pilot project. Select preliminary results will focus on changes in agriculture production diversity, […]
Can WFP’s Food Assistance for Assets contribute to women’s empowerment and nutrition?
In 2017, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) published a report on a five-country study on how WFP’s Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) work can contribute to empowering women and improving their nutrition. In this blog, a Senior Consultant for WFP, Zalynn Peishi, highlights some of the study’s findings. Findings from this study will […]
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