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Project work amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Updating the household nutrition data collection app in Samburu
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Project work amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Updating the household nutrition data collection app in Samburu

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In October 2019, ILRI in partnership with the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) launched a one-year pilot study in Kenya’s Samburu County to develop and test low-cost data collection tools for assessing the nutrition status of households in Kenya’s pastoral areas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, updates to the household nutrition data collection app are being carried out remotely. Continue reading →

ILRI and FANRPAN test nutrition data collection in rural communities using pictography
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ILRI and FANRPAN test nutrition data collection in rural communities using pictography

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the Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and ILRI are collaborating in the ‘Improving Dietary and Health Data for Decision-making in Agriculture and Nutrition Actions in Africa’ project, which is developing, evaluating and introducing cost-efficient and scalable solutions for measuring dietary intake and health indicators to track nutrition and health outcomes and their progress at community and national levels in Kenya. Continue reading →

A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa
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A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa

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Originally posted on ILRI news:
Despite significant efforts to address it, malnutrition remains a major impediment to development around the world. According to the 2017 Global Nutrition Report, at least one in three people globally are malnourished. While notable progress has been made in reducing world hunger, two billion people are still not getting all…

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Burkina Faso study quantifies impact of sustainable intensification on household food security

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Researchers analysed and quantified the potential food security impact of boosting a set of sustainable intensification options in Burkina Faso to better identify which technologies would fit the characteristics of specific households.
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