Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health

Challenges and opportunitiesProgress in improving the nutrition and health of poor farmers and consumers in developing countries is lagging behind agricultural advances. Agricultural practices, interventions, and policies can be better adapted and redesigned to maximize health and nutrition bene�ts and reduce health risks.

Programmatic themesThe program will accelerate progress in improving the nutrition and health of poor peopleby exploiting and enhancing the synergies between agriculture, nutrition, and healththrough four key research components:

1. Enhancing nutrition along the value chain2. Biofortifcation3. Prevention/control of agriculture-associated diseases4. Integrated programs/policies

Impact pathways1. Value chains providing more nutritious and safer foods 2. Strong, e�ective development programs integrating agriculture, nutrition, and health3. Promote supportive/enabling cross-sectoral policy process and investment

environment

Along with a wide range of policymakers, decisionmakers, development implementers, value chain actors, and research partners.

Research Program onNutrition and Health

Improving the nutrition and health of poor people

Research Program onNutrition and Health

Conceptual Framework

Enhancing Nutrition along the Value Chain

Component 1

Bioforti�cationComponent 2

Prevention and Control of Agriculture -

Associated DiseasesComponent 3

Social Behavior Change and Communications

All Components

Health

NutritionAgriculture

Integrated Programs and Policies

Component 4

Risk of AAD

Availability, access, intake of nutritious, safe foods

Labor productivity Income and gender equity

Knowledge of nutrition, food safety

ISSUE: Poor people su�er from undernutrition and ill - health, especially mothers and children under two

RESULT: A better nourished, healthier population, especially mothers and children under two

Partners