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
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Herforth, Anna
Jones, Andrew
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments
relation Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
description 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.
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author Herforth, Anna
Jones, Andrew
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
author_facet Herforth, Anna
Jones, Andrew
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
author_sort Herforth, Anna
title Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments
title_short Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments
title_full Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments
title_fullStr Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments
title_full_unstemmed Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments
title_sort prioritizing nutrition in agriculture and rural development : guiding principles for operational investments
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17036942/prioritizing-nutrition-agriculture-rural-development-guiding-principles-operational-investments
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spelling okr-10986-135712021-04-23T14:03:08Z Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development : Guiding Principles for Operational Investments Herforth, Anna Jones, Andrew Pinstrup-Andersen, Per 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 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. 2013-05-28T19:06:43Z 2013-05-28T19:06:43Z 2012-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17036942/prioritizing-nutrition-agriculture-rural-development-guiding-principles-operational-investments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13571 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research