Online discussion considers the future role of biofortificationPrakash Shetty describes a recent discussion on biofortification between stakeholders in the South Asia region. An interactive online webinar (web based conference) – 4th in a series of 5 - was held on 26 November. The discussion was of specific interest to LANSA partners in the region. Organised by Harvestplus, and MSSRF alongside LANSA, the webinar series was a follow–up to the successful...
What’s Next for Biofortification in South Asia Post-Kigali?
Author : Prakash ShettyPublished Date : Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Agriculture can’t fulfil its commitment to nutrition without much more broadly based innovation
Author : Michael LoevinsohnPublished Date : Tuesday, December 9, 2014
One might be forgiven for thinking that agriculture – the ultimate source of our food – is at the centre of nutrition. Certainly, that’s how many who make their living in agriculture, understand it. That adequate, quality food underpins health which makes it possible to produce or purchase adequate, quality food is as clear as the day is long.Yet that’s not quite the way institutional Nutrition sees it. Agriculture has fallen into a supporting role whose contribution to...
Short film about Farming System for Nutrition
Author : Sangeetha RajeeshPublished Date : Wednesday, November 19, 2014
LANSA's first initiative using video to communicate with stakeholdersSangeetha Rajeesh made a short film, about an intervention pioneered by MSSRF, to communicate with agriculture-nutrition stakeholders particularly in India. The film was produced to introduce the Farming Systems for Nutrition initiative and its underlying research principles. The short documentary underlines the importance of tackling undernutrition in India. Farming System for NutritionFarming...
UK tops rankings for tackling undernutrition for 2nd year
Author : Vivienne BensonPublished Date : Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The latest findings from the Institute of Development Studies’ (IDS) Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Donor Index (HANCI) show that the UK has topped the rankings for the second year running, in the effort to fight hunger and undernutrition.The HANCI donor index is a league table that measures the political commitment of donor governments to reducing hunger and nutrition in middle and low income countries. The index assesses donor performance against 14 indicators spanning the dimensions...
