Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments

Agricultural and rural development provides a critically important opportunity for reducing malnutrition. The purpose of this paper is to provide a set of guiding principles for incorporating nutrition goals into the design and implementation of ag...

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Main Authors:	Herforth, Anna, Jones, Andrew, Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABORTION ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO SAVINGS ACUTE MALNUTRITION ADOLESCENTS AGED AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TRAINING AGRICULTURAL WAGES AGRICULTURE ANIMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL PRODUCTS BLINDNESS BREASTFEEDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CASH CROPS CHILD NUTRITION CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CLEAN WATER CLIMATE CHANGE COST-EFFECTIVENESS CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROP DIVERSITY CROP PRODUCTION CROP ROTATION CROP VARIETIES CROP YIELD CROPPING SYSTEMS CROPS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIABETES DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY DIETS DRINKING WATER DRY SEASON EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN EXTENSION EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTENSIONISTS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FARM FAMILIES FARM LABOR FARM PRODUCTION FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMERS FARMS FEED FERTILIZERS FOLIC ACID FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD BUYERS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CROPS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD PREPARATION FOOD PRESERVATION FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTION PROGRAM FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SYSTEM GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD CONTROLS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN HEALTH HUMAN NUTRITION HUNGER HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS INCOME GAINS INCOME GENERATION INCOME ON FOOD INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCOMES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERVENTION IRON IRRIGATION LAND ACQUISITION LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LEISURE ACTIVITIES LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK MALNUTRITION MARKETING MENTAL HEALTH MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY MILK MORBIDITY MORTALITY NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUTRITION NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT NUTRITION NEEDS NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY POLLUTION POOR CHILDREN POOR CONSUMERS POOR FARMERS POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR SMALLHOLDERS POORER FAMILIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC HEALTH REDUCTION OF POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATIONS SAFEGUARDS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SIBLINGS SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER FARM FAMILIES SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDER INCOMES SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL ISOLATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SUPPORT SOIL FERTILITY SOILS STORAGE FACILITIES SUBSISTENCE SWEET POTATO UNEMPLOYMENT VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLE PRODUCTION VEGETABLES VITAMINS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER SOURCES WATER USE WIDESPREAD POVERTY WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17036942/prioritizing-nutrition-agriculture-rural-development-guiding-principles-operational-investments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13571

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Summary:	Agricultural and rural development provides a critically important opportunity for reducing malnutrition. The purpose of this paper is to provide a set of guiding principles for incorporating nutrition goals into the design and implementation of agricultural and rural development projects, and to provide examples of current best evidence options for operational investments. Several principles are likely to be important in all or most cases for nutrition-sensitive agriculture, which can be adapted to individual contexts. These include the following: 1) incorporate nutritional concerns into the design and implementation of agricultural policies, projects, and investments; 2) target nutritionally vulnerable groups; 3) invest in women; 4) increase year-round access to diverse, nutrient-dense foods; 5) protect health through water management; 6) design poverty-reduction strategies explicitly to benefit nutrition; 7) create enabling environments for good nutrition through knowledge and incentives; and 8) seek opportunities to work across sectors. To help assess which actions are most relevant for a specific situation, a set of key questions are included after each broad principle. The paper also highlights areas where agricultural investments may cause harm, and provides options for improving policy coherence. The principles underscore investments in people and systems that have the potential to transform underlying conditions and positively influence the multiple, proximal determinants of proper nutrition. Further research and evaluation priorities include tracking impact on multiple outcomes at once (such as diet, nutritional status, productivity, and income); designing studies that can attribute impact to specific approaches; and collecting information on costs and cost-effectiveness. Although there is a need to strengthen knowledge around design and implementation strategies, there is good evidence that well-planned investments are likely to reach at least targeted income and dietary outcomes. Existing knowledge around the recommended principles is sufficient to move ahead in designing nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions.

Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments

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