Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches

Nutrition sensitive agriculture aims to maximize the impact of nutrition outcomes for the poor, while minimizing the unintended negative nutritional consequences of agricultural interventions and policies on the poor, especially women and young chi...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17211208/improving-nutrition-through-multisectoral-approaches
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spelling okr-10986-169532021-04-23T14:03:33Z Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches World Bank ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE ANEMIA ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CASH CROPS CASSAVA CEREALS CHILD HEALTH CONSUMER DEMAND CONVENTIONAL BREEDING DAIRY DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY ECONOMIC GROWTH FEEDING FOOD ACCESS FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD FORTIFICATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY FOOD TECHNOLOGY FOODS GRAINS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUNGER INCOME POVERTY IRON IRON DEFICIENCY IRRIGATION MAIZE MALARIA MALNUTRITION MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENTS MILK MINERAL NUTRIENT NUTRIENT CONTENT NUTRITION NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY OVERNUTRITION PACKAGING POOR POTATO PULSES RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFEGUARD ANALYSIS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL MEALS SNACKS SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES SWEET POTATO UNDERNUTRITION VEGETABLE OILS VITAMIN VITAMIN A WFP WHEAT Nutrition sensitive agriculture aims to maximize the impact of nutrition outcomes for the poor, while minimizing the unintended negative nutritional consequences of agricultural interventions and policies on the poor, especially women and young children. It is agriculture with a nutrition lens, and should not detract from the sector's own goals. The agriculture sector is best placed to influence food production and the consumption of nutritious foods necessary for healthy and active lives. Agricultural productivity, focused primarily on staple grains, does not necessarily reduce under nutrition. Policies that strongly favor staple grains over other crops or foods may skew the balance from nutritious foods. 2014-02-10T17:32:55Z 2014-02-10T17:32:55Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17211208/improving-nutrition-through-multisectoral-approaches http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16953 English Agriculture and rural development brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO FOOD
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE
ANEMIA
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CASH CROPS
CASSAVA
CEREALS
CHILD HEALTH
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONVENTIONAL BREEDING
DAIRY
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FEEDING
FOOD ACCESS
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD FORTIFICATION
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOODS
GRAINS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUNGER
INCOME POVERTY
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
IRRIGATION
MAIZE
MALARIA
MALNUTRITION
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MILK
MINERAL
NUTRIENT
NUTRIENT CONTENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION EDUCATION
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OBESITY
OVERNUTRITION
PACKAGING
POOR
POTATO
PULSES
RICE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SAFEGUARD ANALYSIS
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL MEALS
SNACKS
SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
SWEET POTATO
UNDERNUTRITION
VEGETABLE OILS
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
WFP
WHEAT
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FOOD
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE
ANEMIA
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CASH CROPS
CASSAVA
CEREALS
CHILD HEALTH
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONVENTIONAL BREEDING
DAIRY
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FEEDING
FOOD ACCESS
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD FORTIFICATION
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOODS
GRAINS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUNGER
INCOME POVERTY
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
IRRIGATION
MAIZE
MALARIA
MALNUTRITION
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MILK
MINERAL
NUTRIENT
NUTRIENT CONTENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION EDUCATION
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OBESITY
OVERNUTRITION
PACKAGING
POOR
POTATO
PULSES
RICE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SAFEGUARD ANALYSIS
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL MEALS
SNACKS
SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
SWEET POTATO
UNDERNUTRITION
VEGETABLE OILS
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
WFP
WHEAT
World Bank
Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches
relation Agriculture and rural development brief;
description Nutrition sensitive agriculture aims to maximize the impact of nutrition outcomes for the poor, while minimizing the unintended negative nutritional consequences of agricultural interventions and policies on the poor, especially women and young children. It is agriculture with a nutrition lens, and should not detract from the sector's own goals. The agriculture sector is best placed to influence food production and the consumption of nutritious foods necessary for healthy and active lives. Agricultural productivity, focused primarily on staple grains, does not necessarily reduce under nutrition. Policies that strongly favor staple grains over other crops or foods may skew the balance from nutritious foods.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches
title_short Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches
title_full Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches
title_fullStr Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches
title_full_unstemmed Improving Nutrition through Multisectoral Approaches
title_sort improving nutrition through multisectoral approaches
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17211208/improving-nutrition-through-multisectoral-approaches
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16953
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