Integrated agriculture and nutrition programs have been shown to increase production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods. However, current evidence about their effectiveness in improving maternal and child nutritional status is limited.

Data on sorghum consumption, micronutrient intakes and deficiencies in women of reproductive age and their preschool children in Burkina Faso.

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The 2005 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Burkina Faso is an agricultural-focused SAM and, as such, it is mainly elaborated from the Agricultural Supply and Use Table (ASUT) for the same year.

This paper examines the relationship between mothers’ education and children’s nutrition outcomes, specifically child stunting (low height for age) and wasting (low weight for height), using data from the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey.

The 193 individual country profiles capture the status and progress of all UN Member States, and the 80+ indicators include a wealth of information on child, adolescent and adult anthropometry and nutritional status, in addition to intervention co

L’agriculture irriguée joue un rôle important dans la production alimentaire mondiale – les terres irriguées représentent 20% des terres cultivées et contribuent à hauteur de 40% de la production alimentaire mondiale.

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Wasting is a public health issue but evidence gaps remain concerning preventive strategies not primarily based on food products. Cash transfers, as part of safety net approach, have potential to prevent under-nutrition.

Paper presented at Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI) Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 4-5, 2015

While there is a fast-growing policy interest in offering financial products to help rural households manage risk, the literature is still scant as to which products are the most effective.