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Lilia Bliznashka

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Nelly Djuazon

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Nelly Djuazon is a Research Analyst in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in Dakar, Senegal. Alongside her teammates, she works on projects that tackle food security and accessible and healthy diets. Before joining IFPRI, Nelly worked at the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA), where she contributed to research on the economic impact of trypanosomiasis on agropastoral households, among other topics. She holds an engineering degree in Statistics and Economics.

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Fruit intake among women of reproductive age in northern Tanzania: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation

2026Hess, Sonja Y.; Azupogo, Fusta; Bliznashka, Lilia; Arnold, Charles D.; Djuazon, Nelly; Jeremiah, Kidola; Malindisa, Evangelista; Kinabo, Joyce; Cunningham, Kenda; Olney, Deanna K.
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Fruit intake among women of reproductive age in northern Tanzania: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation

To ensure overall health and reduce risk of non-communicable disease (NCDs), a healthy diet low in fat, sugars and salt and high in fruit and vegetables (F&V) is recommended. In most population groups, however, F&V intake is below the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of 400 g per person/day. In Tanzania, a recent scoping review found that F&V intake was below recommended levels in all population groups examined. Low F&V intake is due to a complex interplay of desirability, affordability, accessibility and availability. The CGIAR Research Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH), now under the CGIAR Science Program on Better Diets and Nutrition (BDN), is designing an end-to-end approach to be evaluated in Northern Tanzania, as previously described in the Research Brief 1. A baseline survey was implemented, and dietary intake and nutrient adequacies among women of reproductive age (WRA, 15-49 years of age) participating in the baseline survey were summarized elsewhere. Here we provide a deep dive into fruit intake among these women.

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2026

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Hess, Sonja Y.; Azupogo, Fusta; Bliznashka, Lilia; Arnold, Charles D.; Djuazon, Nelly; Jeremiah, Kidola; Malindisa, Evangelista; Kinabo, Joyce; Cunningham, Kenda; Olney, Deanna K.

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Hess, Sonja Y.; Azupogo, Fusta; Bliznashka, Lilia; Arnold, Charles D.; Djuazon, Nelly; et al. 2026. Fruit intake among women of reproductive age in northern Tanzania: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation. Tanzania Evaluation Research Brief 5. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182416

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Tanzania; Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Fruits; Nutrient Intake; Reproductive Performance; Women; Gender

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets

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Energy and macronutrient intake among women of reproductive age: Baseline findings from the FRESH End-to-End Evaluation

2025Bliznashka, Lilia; Azupogo, Fusta; Arnold, Charles D.; Djuazon, Nelly; Jeremiah, Kidola; Malindisa, Evangelista; Kinabo, Joyce; Cunningham, Kenda; Hess, Sonja; Olney, Deanna K.
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Energy and macronutrient intake among women of reproductive age: Baseline findings from the FRESH End-to-End Evaluation

In Tanzania, unhealthy diets are a major contributor to non-communicable diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Tanzanian diets are generally cereal-based and low in fruit and vegetables (F&V) and animal sourced foods. With rising incomes, consumption of energy-dense processed and ultra-processed foods has increased, reaching 694 kg/year per adult in 2019. Among women of reproductive age (WRA), daily energy intake is also increasing. Although nationally representative data are lacking, individual studies indicate an increase over time from 1,347 kcal/day in 2014 to 1,631 kcal/day in 2015/16 and 2,174 kcal/day in 2022. The CGIAR Research Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH), now under the CGIAR Science Program on Better Diets and Nutrition (BDN), uses an end-to-end approach, described in more detail in Research Brief 1, that combines demand, food environment, and supply interventions to increase desirability, affordability, accessibility, and availability of F&V. In Tanzania, an ongoing impact evaluation is testing the effectiveness of this end-to-end approach in improving F&V intake and vegetable production across 33 villages in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions. In this research brief, we describe baseline findings on the energy and macronutrient intake among WRA in the study area.

Year published

2025

Authors

Bliznashka, Lilia; Azupogo, Fusta; Arnold, Charles D.; Djuazon, Nelly; Jeremiah, Kidola; Malindisa, Evangelista; Kinabo, Joyce; Cunningham, Kenda; Hess, Sonja; Olney, Deanna K.

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Bliznashka, Lilia; Azupogo, Fusta; Arnold, Charles D.; Djuazon, Nelly; Jeremiah, Kidola; et al. 2025. Energy and macronutrient intake among women of reproductive age: Baseline findings from the FRESH End-to-End Evaluation. Tanzania Evaluation Research Brief 4. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178621

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Tanzania; Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Nutrient Intake; Macronutrients; Women; Reproductive Performance; Capacity Building

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets

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