Mara van den Bold shares initial findings from interviews with stakeholders Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have seen significant economic growth in recent years. A large part of the population in these countries depends on agriculture for their livelihoods, yet high rates of stunting (above 40%) persist. Stunting is caused by chronic malnutrition that prevents children realizing their full physical and mental potential.I was part of the LANSA team who conducted a series of interviews with...
Lack of coordination and nutrition literacy: just two issues holding back progress
Author : Mara van den BoldPublished Date : Tuesday, June 24, 2014
LCIRAH Conference: Agri-food policy and governance for nutrition
Author : Prakash ShettyPublished Date : Sunday, June 15, 2014
Opening and closing of LCIRAH’s successful 4th ConferencePrakash Shetty attended LCIRAH’s 4th annual conference. Here is his account of the opening and closing keynote presentationsLCIRAH’s 4th conference had a great turnout, a distinguished panel of Keynote speakers and a wide selection of papers presented. Here I provide a flavour of the opening and closing remarks.Nutrition enhancing food and agriculture systemsPer Pinstrup-Anderson opened the Conference. In his inimitable...
BRAC engages key stakeholders and fosters knowledge sharing
Author : Julia PowellPublished Date : Wednesday, May 14, 2014
An impressive panel, thoughtful presentations and good participation from stakeholdersThe BRAC/LANSA team hosted a stakeholder event at their offices in central Dhaka on 7 April 2014. On the panel were former Finance Minister, M Syeduzzaman (member of LANSA’s Consortium Advisory Group), Advisor to the Executive Director of BRAC, Mahabub Hossain and Joachim von Braun, Director of the Center for Development Research (also on LANSA’s advisory group). Attending the event were...
The beginning of a dialogue: Responsive agriculture-nutrition research
Author : Samar ZuberiPublished Date : Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Workshop in Karachi asks how can agriculture improve nutritionHow can agriculture and food-related policies and interventions be better designed to improve nutrition outcomes, particularly for young women and girls? Dialogue around this question was started at a workshop hosted by the Collective for Social Science Research / Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) on 15 April in Karachi. The workshop brought together diverse stakeholders in agriculture and nutrition including...
