BookPRIFPRI2DGO; CPAAgriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation, the book reviews the latest findings, results from on-the-ground programs and interventions, and recent policy experiences from countries around the world that are bringing the agriculture and nutrition sectors closer together. Drawing on IFPRI's own work and that of the growing agriculture-nutrition community, this book strengthens the evidence base for, and expands our vision of, how agriculture can contribute to nutrition. Chapters cover an array of issues that link agriculture and nutrition, including food value chains, nutrition-sensitive programs and policies, government policies, and private sector investments. By highlighting both achievements and setbacks, Agriculture for Improved Nutrition seeks to inspire those who want to scale up successes that can transform food systems and improve the nutrition of billions of people. Abstract: BookPRIFPRI2DGO; CPAAgriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation, the book reviews the latest findings, results from on-the-ground programs and interventions, and recent policy experiences from countries around the world that are bringing the agriculture and nutrition sectors closer together. Drawing on IFPRI's own work and that of the growing agriculture-nutrition community, this book strengthens the evidence base for, and expands our vision of, how agriculture can contribute to nutrition. Chapters cover an array of issues that link agriculture and nutrition, including food value chains, nutrition-sensitive programs and policies, government policies, and private sector investments. By highlighting both achievements and setbacks, Agriculture for Improved Nutrition seeks to inspire those who want to scale up successes that can transform food systems and improve the nutrition of billions of people

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Shenggen Fan; Sivan Yosef; Rajul Pandya-Lorch; International Food Policy Research Institute

CAB International

CABI Publishing

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

1, Wallingford, UK, 2019

Boston, MA, 2019

lg2350213

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<p>Agriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation, this book reviews the latest findings, results from on-the-ground programs and interventions, and recent policy experiences from countries around the world that are bringing the agriculture and nutrition sectors closer together. Drawing on IFPRI's own work and that of the growing agriculture-nutrition community, this book strengthens the evidence base for, and expands our vision of, how agriculture can contribute to nutrition. Chapters cover an array of issues that link agriculture and nutrition, including food value chains, nutrition-sensitive programs and policies, government policies, and private sector investments. By highlighting both achievements and setbacks, Agriculture for Improved Nutrition seeks to inspire those who want to scale up successes that can transform food systems and improve the nutrition of billions of people.Key features:-Investigates the latest evidence on the relationship between agriculture and nutrition.-Includes insights from internationally renowned researchers. -Presents data from real-world settings that is highly relevant to the challenges faced by developing countries.This book is ideal for policy-makers, practitioners, and students working in agriculture, international development and nutrition.<br></p>

Agriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation, this book reviews the latest findings, results from on-the-ground programs and interventions, and recent policy experiences from countries around the world that are bringing the agriculture and nutrition sectors closer together. Drawing on IFPRI's own work and that of the growing agriculture-nutrition community, this book strengthens the evidence base for, and expands our vision of, how agriculture can contribute to nutrition. Chapters cover an array of issues that link agriculture and nutrition, including food value chains, nutrition-sensitive programs and policies, government policies, and private sector investments. By highlighting both achievements and setbacks, Agriculture for Improved Nutrition seeks to inspire those who want to scale up successes that can transform food systems and improve the nutrition of billions of people. Key features: -Investigates the latest evidence on the relationship between agriculture and nutrition. -Includes insights from internationally renowned researchers. -Presents data from real-world settings that is highly relevant to the challenges faced by developing countries. This book is ideal for policy-makers, practitioners, and students working in agriculture, international development and nutrition

Content: Chapter 1 Seizing the momentum to reshape agriculture for nutrition Chapter 2 Agriculture for nutrition: Direct and indirect effects Chapter 3 Food value chains for nutrition Chapter 4 Biodiversity: An essential natural resource for improving diets and nutrition Chapter 5 Improving nutrition through biofortification Chapter 6 Women in agriculture and the implications for nutrition Chapter 7 Nutritional ecology: Understanding the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems and health Chapter 8 Reshaping agriculture to reduce obesity Chapter 9 New evidence on nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs Chapter 10 Safety nets for agriculture and nutrition Chapter 11 How can businesses operating in the food system accelerate improvement in nutrition? Chapter 12 Governance and leadership in agri-food systems and nutrition Chapter 13 Building capacity to link agriculture and nutrition Chapter 14 Big data in agriculture and nutrition Chapter 15 Diversifying rice-centric agriculture and diets: The Bangladesh experience Chapter 16 Moving toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture strategies and programming in Ethiopia Chapter 17 Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture Chapter 18 Moving beyond maize: The evolution of Malawi's agriculture-nutrition policy dialogue Chapter 19 Agriculture and nutrition in China Chapter 20 The way forward for nutrition-driven agriculture

This book highlights the important links between agriculture and nutrition, both direct and indirect, both theoretical and practical. It explores these relationships through various frameworks, such as value chains, programmes and policies, as well as through diverse perspectives, such as gender. It assesses the impacts of various agricultural interventions and policies on nutrition and profiles the up-and-down journeys of countries such as Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India, and Malawi in integrating nutrition into agricultural policies and programmes. It highlights successes such as biofortification, the integration of behaviour change communication and gender equality into existing agricultural interventions, and agriculture's role in improving household access to nutritious foods and diet diversity. It analyses challenges such as climate and environmental change, undernutrition, and obesity. And it ponders big questions, such as how to build capacity, engage with the private sector, participate in the big data revolution, and foster strong governance and leadership throughout agriculture and nutrition. The book has 20 chapters and a subject index

'Agriculture's bast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation, this book reviews the latest findings, results from on-the-ground programs and interventions, and recent policy experiences from countries around the world that are bringing the agriculture and nutrition sectors closer together."-- book back cover

This book reviews research findings, results from on-the-ground programmes, and policy experiences over the past 10 years. It examines the direct and indirect effects of agriculture on nutrition, from biodiversity and crop fortification to programme evaluation and the impact of agricultural policies on consumers' choices and actions.

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