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Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition Food Security Network Technical Workshop

Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition Food Security Network Technical Workshop Maputo, Mozambique Sept 21, 2011. Agriculture – Nutrition – Health. HEALTH & NUTRITION BENEFITS AGRICULTURE THROUGH:. AGRICULTURE BENEFITS NUTRITION + HEALTH THROUGH:. Productivity. Livelihoods. Agriculture.

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Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition Food Security Network Technical Workshop

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  1. Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition Food Security Network Technical Workshop Maputo, Mozambique Sept 21, 2011

  2. Agriculture – Nutrition – Health HEALTH & NUTRITION BENEFITS AGRICULTURE THROUGH: AGRICULTURE BENEFITS NUTRITION + HEALTH THROUGH: Productivity Livelihoods Agriculture Income Risk taking Employment Education Food security Cognition Nutrition Dietary diversity Endurance Gender equity Physical strength AGRICULTURE POSES RISKS: Health Water-related diseases Food-borne diseases Zoonotic diseases

  3. Connectors between agricultural development and nutrition • Increased food for home consumption • Increased income to spend on food • Reductions in market prices because of increased production • Shifts in food preferences: greater diversity, more nutritious choices • Shifts in control of resources in household • Strong link to genderfor all these connectors

  4. The smallholder value chain linking supply and demand for nutritious foods at the household level

  5. Interventions to target each component of the value chain

  6. Vitamin A Iron Energy Protein Fat Vitamin C

  7. This presentation was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Mercy Corps and Save the Children and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

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