Integration of Nutrition and Gender in IFAD's Investments - Part 2

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