integration of nutrition and gender in ifad's investments - part 2
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Integration of Nutrition and Gender in IFAD’s Investments, Part II
24./26. November, 2015Kanha, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, INDIAPresented by Juliane Friedrich, Senior Technical Specialist Nutrition,IFAD HQ Rome, Italy
Training Overview
Basics of Nutrition Conceptual Framework of malnutrition Food security and nutrition Pathways1. Nutrition and gender causal analysis2. Nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture3. Nutrition- and gender-sensitive interventions (and entry points)4. Linking gender and nutrition5. Monitoring impact: Indicators6. Nutrition in IFAD
PATHWAYS
IncreasedINCOME
Improved NUTRITION
TV, Mobile
Fruits
Chips, Sweets
Nutrition Education
Awareness
Cooking Demos
Convenience Food
Status symbols
Vegetables
Animal SourcedProtein
Nutrition and Gender Causal Analysis
Asking the right questions:1. What exactly is the problem? 2. Is there reliable information?3. Are there seasonal or gender patterns in malnutrition?4. Who is concerned? Who is involved?5. Which changes are desirable/affordable/feasible?6. Are there obstacles to address the problem?7. What needs to be done to promote changes?8. Is there need to engage other actors?9. What is the target group – justification?10.Who needs to be involved with what?
Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture
Nutrition-sensitive agriculture takes nutrition outcomes into account in design and implementation of agriculture interventions to ensure that impacts on nutrition are positive and significant.
Steps to make an agricultural project more nutrition sensitive
1. Explicitly incorporate improved nutrition as an objective and outcome of the project and identify specific actions that will make project components nutrition sensitive, e.g. promote crops with high nutritional value (e.g. millet instead of rice; orange fleshes variety of sweet potatoes)
Steps to make an agricultural project more nutrition sensitive
2. Trace the steps from production to consumption needed for this intervention to improve nutrition – the impact pathway. For example, determine if a change in dietary habits is needed to encourage the consumption of orange fleshes sweet potatoes
Steps to make an agricultural project more nutrition sensitive
3. Through policy dialogue and partnership, address opportunities that can affect the impact pathway and the effectiveness of the intervention, such as institutional environment, gender or environmental sustainability.For example , determine how promotion of orange fleshed sweet potatoes affects women in terms of their time or income; how production affects the environment, or how climate change affects the crop; and what other actors need to be involved so that the activity improves nutrition.
Nutrition and Gender sensitive Interventions
Main principle: Apply a nutrition and gender lens at all stages of a project
At production stage:• Crops with high(er) nutrition value• Neglected and under-utilized (traditional) crops• “Women-friendly” crops and livestock• Aquaculture• Nutrition sensitive value chains
Nutrition and Gender sensitive Interventions
At household and consumer level:• Nutrition Education and Behaviour Change Communication
• Kitchen and School Gardens• Integrated Homestead Food Production• Cooking Demonstrations• Campaigns and Competitions, Food Fares• Media Support
Measuring Impact
RIMS1. Reduced prevalence of malnutrition
(U5)2. Dietary Diversity/Women’s Dietary
Diversity
Indicators
1. Food Consumption and diet quality- Dietary Diversity, Dietary quality, minimum dietary
diversity (for young children)- 24 hrs recall
2. Food Access- Food Consumption Score- Household Hunger Scale- Coping Strategies
Indicators
3. Food EnvironmentAvailability of specific foodsCost of healthy diet
4. IncomeSales of agriculture productsWealth indices/poverty levels
Indicators
5. Women’s empowermentWomen’s empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)Women’s time use and labourWomen’s control of income
6. Nutrition knowledge and normsMost are intervention specific (e.g. KAP)
7. Care PracticesMinimum acceptable dietMinimum Meal Frequency