achievable agriculture-nutrition linkages: usaid
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Achievable Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages: USAID/Bangladesh Approach
Agriculture-Nutrition Team Office of Economic Growth (EG) FtF Nutrition Lead: Dr. Osagie C. Aimiuwu Improved Agricultural Productivity Improved Access to Diverse and Quality food Improved Nutrition-Related Behaviors Improved Private Sector Investments in Agriculture and Nutrition-Related Activities Improved Agricultural Value Chain On-and-Off Farm Jobs
Office of Population, Health, Nutrition and Education (PHNE) Nutrition Lead: Ms. Shannon Young Improved Access to Diverse and Quality food Improved Nutrition-Related Behaviors Improved Private Sector Investments in Agriculture and Nutrition-Related Activities
Office of Food, Disaster, Humanitarian Assistance (OFDHA) Food for Peace Lead: Ms. Shahnaz Zakaria Improved Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Households Improved Agricultural Productivity Improved Access to Diverse and Quality food Improved Nutrition-Related Behaviors Improved Private Sector Investments in Agriculture and Nutrition-Related Activities Improved Agricultural Value Chain On-and-Off Farm Jobs
FtF Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages Group
2 + 2 = 4
2 + 2 = 10
Synergistic Approach
Nutrition Pathways of Interest
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Areas of Cooperation
Training / Studies Communication
Gender Co-targeting ICT (Farmer database, GIS & Knowledge bank)
Indicators For Success
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Training / Studies
Number of people trained in TOT from other projects
Number of training materials exchanged Common nutrition indicators identified Common strategy identified to increase dietary
diversity in FTF ZOI
Training / Studies continued…
Number of exchange visits organized for lead farmers/farmer groups
Funds saved due to cooperation
a) Consultant days saved b) Staff costs saved
Training / Studies Activities Implemented
• 64 staff of AIN, AESAP, Proshar trained by AAPI
• 300 staff of AIN trained by SPRING
• 30 staff of Horticulture Project by SPRING
• Training materials exchanged on nutrition, horticulture, aquaculture by projects
Communication
Number of joint communication activities Number of joint messages agreed upon
Communication Activities Implemented
Community radio of Agri-Information Services MOU by AIN and CIP Horticulture on Farmer
Information Centers (Call Centers)
Gender
Common gender strategy agreed Common activities and messages agreed to increase
WEAI
Follow Ups
Agreement reached on: Regular follow up meetings Making a joint gender manual Shared gender training on WEAI Networking
Co-targeting
Unions identified for cooperation at village level Number of groups trained by more than one project
a) Community groups b) Community agents c) Village resource persons d) Service providers
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Common data collection system by smart phone agreed, designed and implemented
Format for set up of knowledge bank with all training materials and survey reports completed
Number of documents in data bank established Joint GIS map set up, working areas of all cooperating
projects shared Common farmer ID system agreed
ArcGIS Online- FtF GeoData Portal
Plan of Action
Facilitate the coordination/collaboration within the group in order to achieve intended objectives
Identify Activities/Technologies that could be
scaled-up (e.g. Deep placement fertilizer, Improved dissemination techniques, Mola harvesting net)
If identified, examine process of scale-up