A new study by French scientists – focusing on industrialisation of baby food processing – demonstrates how the addition of vitamin A-rich sweet potato would enhance the nutritional quality of baby food to children under…
Many Africans still suffer from food insecurity and malnutrition. The Continental Accountability Scorecard for Nutrition provides a snapshot of Africa’s progress in meeting global and continental nutrition targets.
The potential of so-called underutilised crops for human nutrition and as a source of income for poor farmers in the Global South was discussed at the Elsevier International Conference on Global Food Security in Cape…
The previous issue of Rural 21 addressed the concept of nutrition-sensitive agriculture, which our author believes is a valuable and worthwhile approach – only that it is often difficult to put into practice.
That agriculture can play a crucial role in the fight against malnutrition is no new insight. But what has to be done for agriculture to adequately fulfil this vital role? Our author reports on the state of debate and…
A4H, ICN2, MDD–W – anyone not dealing with the topic of nutrition every day can easily get lost in the tangle of terms, programmes and organisations. Our Nutrition Glossary may help you a little here.
The concept of nutrition-sensitive agriculture addresses the relationships between agricultural production, human nutrition and health by focusing on the nutritional outcomes of farming and food systems. This article…
Diversifying the range of crop and livestock species produced by smallholder farmers is often seen as a good strategy to improve their dietary diversity and nutrition. Based on data from different countries, we show that…
Food and nutrition security cannot be achieved without paying attention to gender. Much is already known about the close links between agriculture, nutrition and health and the roles that women and men play respectively…
The United Nations declared 2016 International Year of Pulses. Ms Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, Natural Resources, of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), explains why these crops are so…
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