Agriculture and Health

Abstract Additional video Comments by David Nabarro Comments by Marie Ruel Nutrition has recently gained momentum and is increasingly being discussed in high-level global development debates. Dr. Nabarro will share his views on how human ...

Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world. Most efforts to combat this issue have focused on providing vitamin and mineral supplements to vulnerable population groups and/or fortifying foods through ...

Research, invention, and adoption of agrotechnology have played an important role in improving human nutrition and health. Agrotechnology has introduced more effective plant breeds (such as high-yielding varieties), enhanced land management ...

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of people affected by HIV and AIDS globally, and it is being progressively undermined by the disease. In Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS is affecting the rural landscape in ways that demand a ...

Agricultural production relies on environmental services to transform raw inputs into the nutritious and diverse food that humans rely on for survival. Although the practice of agriculture is essential for human health, careless and inappropriate ...

Agriculture produces food fundamental for human health. It therefore seems obvious that agriculture, food, and health are related! Agriculture affects whether people have enough food to eat, whether it is of sufficient nutritional value, and ...

Most people would say that agriculture is for growing food, and on one level, they are right. Agricultural performance, after all, is measured in terms of production and productivity. The point of agriculture doesn’t stop there, however. At a ...

For the practice of agroforestry to yield its full potential, it needs to bring health and nutrition to the fore. The figure presents a simple conceptual framework of agroforestry, health, and nutrition linkages that focuses on five pathways ...

“Over the past decade, donor-funded policies and programs designed to address undernutrition in the Global South have shifted away from agriculture-based strategies toward nutrient supplementation and food fortification programs. Given the ...

“Fish production is an important source of livelihoods among the world’s poor, and fish consumption has long been known to have nutritional benefits. The dynamics of the world’s fisheries-and fish consumption-are changing, ...

Visit the HarvestPlus website: www.harvestplus.org HarvestPlus seeks to reduce hidden hunger and provide micronutrients to billions of people directly through the staple foods that they eat. We use a novel process called biofortification to breed ...

CONTENTS: •The 10 Percent that Could Change Africa •Tapping the DRC’s Immense Agricultural Potential •Empowering Women Farmers in South Asia •Best-Bet Investments in Agricultural Research •Interview with Asha-Rose Migiro Deputy ...

Jody Harris joined IFPRI as a Research Analyst in September 2010, in the Poverty, health and Nutrition Division, working on agriculture-nutrition linkages. Before joining IFPRI, Jody was a research assistant at the London School of Hygiene and ...

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest research publications about agriculture, nutrition, and health? Join the growing group of peers that have been contributing and following this group IFPRI 2020 Conference Group on Mendeley. As an ...

By invitation only Signup for 2020 Conference Information How can the potential of agriculture be unleashed to reduce malnutrition and ill health? <!--break--> Conference website Agriculture impacts poor people’s nutrition and health, and ...

Abstract More information Seminar Report Public Health Nutrition:14(12), 2268–2269 Presentations Tim Lang Rachel Nugent Derek Yach Three of five deaths worldwide can be attributed to just four noncommunicable diseases—heart disease, diabetes, ...

The linkages between livestock and health are significant, particularly for the poor, whether as livestock raisers or as consumers of meat and milk, or even as users of the environment. The processes of livestock production and consumption bring ...

The Director-General of IFPRI emphasized, in his address, a most important fact: Poverty and hunger are now the world’s most serious public health problems. Since the great majority of the world’s poor and malnourished people depend ...

Noora-Lisa Aberman is a Program Analyst for the Poverty Health and Nutrition Division of IFPRI. She holds an MA in International Economic Policy from American University. With IFPRI, Noora has worked on a broad range of topics and programs ...

At the moment, a lack of integration and coordination characterizes the relationship between the agriculture and health sectors. Traditionally, agricultural and health policies address specific goals within those sectors. Agricultural policies ...

Producing plentiful, high-quality food in a sustainable fashion is the vital first step toward food and nutrition security. But production is not enough to attain optimum nutrition for all. All people must have access to the right quantity and ...

This is a preview chapter from Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. The full book will be available in February 2012. The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but to grow healthy, ...

Suneetha Kadiyala is a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Since joining IFPRI in 2002, she has played a key role in the Regional Network on AIDS Livelihoods ...

Abstract The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malawi and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), supported by Irish Aid and USAID, are organizing a high-level policy conference in Lilongwe, Malawi, September 26-27 in ...