Malawi is one of the most committed countries in Africa to improving nutrition, yet it still has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the region and is struggling to turn commitments into action at scale.
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Business training and mentoring: Experimental evidence from women-owned microenterprises in Ethiopia
Experimental evidence from women-owned microenterprises in Ethiopia. Post-training surveys find that business training improves profits & sales.
Youth unemployment is a major issue in many developing countries, particularly in locations not well connected with large urban markets.
Exploring women’s empowerment using a mixed methods approach
Interest in the meaning and measurement of women’s empowerment has become a stated goal of many programs in international development.
In this pilot project, we demonstrate the exciting potential of online freelancing for improving the incomes of poor youth in rural Bangladesh.
This study presents qualitative findings from an assessment conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute and Cultural Practice, LLC of the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Agri
Implementation science in nutrition: Concepts and frameworks for an emerging field of science and practice
Malnutrition in all its forms has risen on global and national agendas in recent years because of the recognition of its magnitude and its consequences for a wide range of human, social, and economic outcomes.
After several years of growing political commitment, with more and more pledges and declarations and an increasing focus on data and on evidence, the international nutrition community has come to recognise the power of narrative.
How do agricultural development projects aim to empower women?: Insights from an analysis of project strategies
Increasing numbers of development agencies and individual projects espouse objectives of women’s empowerment, yet there has been little systematic work on mechanisms by which interventions can enhance women’s empowerment.
Relatório sobre a nutrição mundial 2016: da Promessa ao impacto: erradicar a má mutrição até 2030
Poucos desafios enfrentados hoje pela comunidade global se comparam, em escala, à má nutrição, distúrbio que afeta diretamente uma em cada três pessoas.
This chapter summarizes the primary results from the impact evaluation and two rounds of process evaluation described above that have been previously published in journal articles (van den Bold et al. 2015; Olney et al.
Focusing the 2015 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) on nutrition will contribute to a broader understanding of the role and importance of nutrition in achieving international, continental, and national economic growth targets through agricul
Supporting multisectoral action: Capacity and nutrition leadership challenges facing Africa
The aim of this chapter is to present a forward-looking analysis of need for MSN systems and the required three main capacity areas (technical, managerial, and leadership) for effective MSN action to bring about the desired nutrition outcomes for
In the era of the Sustainable Development Goals, the world faces many seemingly intractable problems. Malnutrition should not be one of them.
The current AU policy environment supports efforts by African countries to address malnutrition and can be a rallying point for different interventions at the continental, REC, and country levels.
Achieving a nutrition revolution for Africa: The road to healthier diets and optimal nutrition
Focusing the 2015 ATOR on nutrition will contribute to a broader understanding of the critical role of nutrition in achieving international, continental, and national economic growth targets
The food and agriculture sector is pivotal not only to addressing undernutrition but also to containing and preventing the spread of diet-related noncommunicable disease.
Malnutrition in all its forms—undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight—is robbing Africa of much-needed productivity and growth potential.
The current global evidence base regarding the nutritional impacts of nutrition-sensitive programs, including popular ones such as social safety nets and agriculture development programs, is generally limited due to poor targeting, design, and imp