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• Agriculture Production-Nutrition Pathway: increasing high-quality food availability and access (nutrient-rich & safe through own production
• Agriculture Income-Nutrition Pathway: income from agriculture wages / commodity sales being used to purchase more nutrient-rich foods or services or products that support nutrition (health services, WASH services, etc)
• Women’s Empowerment-Nutrition• Agriculture affects women’s social status and empowerment • Agriculture affects women’s time • Agriculture affects (and be affected by) women’s health and
Food Quantity & Quality matters - Aflatoxin Control
Pre & Post-harvest techniques
Ag Production-Nut Pathway
CRS is supporting the use of PICs in 12 countries; consider the nutritional gains….PICS Team Purdue- D.Baributsa
CRS using PICs in 12 countries;
So lets consider the nutritional gains….
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Animal - Human health interaction…
Thinking outside of our box – what can EAS promote to improve human health along with livestock rearing practices?
Ag Production-Nut Pathway
Ag Income-Nut Pathway
Not just ↑ income; influencing its use for nutrition-related behaviors. Coupling Agriculture Extension with Nutrition Messages & Female Empowerment
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Interventions that improve couples communication within the household such as CRS’ Faithful House Approach (Burundi) or USAID Zambia Mawa’s Area Association approach, we’ve noticed more equitable decision & joint planning on the use of income earned
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