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Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health
Challenges and opportunitiesProgress in improving the nutrition and health of poor farmers and consumers in developing countries is lagging behind agricultural advances. Agricultural practices, interventions, and policies can be better adapted and redesigned to maximize health and nutrition bene�ts and reduce health risks.
Programmatic themesThe program will accelerate progress in improving the nutrition and health of poor peopleby exploiting and enhancing the synergies between agriculture, nutrition, and healththrough four key research components:
1. Enhancing nutrition along the value chain2. Biofortifcation3. Prevention/control of agriculture-associated diseases4. Integrated programs/policies
Impact pathways1. Value chains providing more nutritious and safer foods 2. Strong, e�ective development programs integrating agriculture, nutrition, and health3. Promote supportive/enabling cross-sectoral policy process and investment
environment
Along with a wide range of policymakers, decisionmakers, development implementers, value chain actors, and research partners.
Research Program onNutrition and Health
Improving the nutrition and health of poor people
Research Program onNutrition and Health
Conceptual Framework
Enhancing Nutrition along the Value Chain
Component 1
Bioforti�cationComponent 2
Prevention and Control of Agriculture -
Associated DiseasesComponent 3
Social Behavior Change and Communications
All Components
Health
NutritionAgriculture
Integrated Programs and Policies
Component 4
Risk of AAD
Availability, access, intake of nutritious, safe foods
Labor productivity Income and gender equity
Knowledge of nutrition, food safety
ISSUE: Poor people su�er from undernutrition and ill - health, especially mothers and children under two
RESULT: A better nourished, healthier population, especially mothers and children under two
Partners
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