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Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions

Sabir, Ghezal; Bernet, Thomas and Riar, Amritbir (2023) Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, pp. 1-10.

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Summary in the original language of the document

Improved agroecological practices tend to lead to production diversity but often fall short of achieving optimal dietary diversity in rural contexts. Thus, multi-prong interventions involving knowledge and skill development for production and consumption are needed. This study assesses nutrition and production-related interventions implemented in the East African Highlands, Pamir-Tian Shan, Hindukush and the Andes. Overall, 601 rural service providers were trained and supported to implement various nutrition-sensitive agroecological interventions. Study results show that these interventions significantly increased the intake of flesh food, eggs, vitamin A-rich leafy greens, and vitamin-A-rich vegetables and fruits. The increase in production diversity was correlated with the increase in dietary diversity. Thus this study highlights the crucial role of rural service providers in catalyzing nutrition-related changes in mountain contexts.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:nutrition-sensitive agriculture, rural service providers, food security, dietary diversity, mountain-agro-eco-systems, nutrition
Agrovoc keywords:
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food security
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10967
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dietary diversity
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_970d3308
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nutrition
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49892
Subjects: Food systems > Community development
Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Food systems > Policy environments and social economy
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society > Agri-food policy > Food security
DOI:doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1121995
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:53184
Deposited On:11 Apr 2024 17:01
Last Modified:11 Apr 2024 17:01
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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