BRAC Afghanistan has been piloting a ‘Collective Vegetable Gardening’ concept planned for adolescent girls under LANSA’s second Responsive Window Grant funds. The study looks at promoting vegetable consumption as a key source of vital micronutrient by introducing the girls to vegetable gardening. This blog details how getting a group of Afghan adolescents to grow vegetables collectively can help improve their consumption of vegetables, and this practice in time can improve the...
Could we get adolescent girls to improve the nutrition status?
Author : Md. Abdul Alim & M. Anowar HossainPublished Date : Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Do we really need to make our research findings known?
Author : Sangeetha RajeeshPublished Date : Sunday, July 9, 2017
Many ‘traditional’ researchers would say: “of course not!” But, times are changing and so must our outlook. The ‘Research Uptake – What is it, why bother, and are you good at it?’ lightening learning lab session on July 9 will nudge out the ‘Uptake’ characteristic in you!A lot of money goes into research studies and there are many publications to prove this investment, nevertheless, the question that begs considering is – has our...
Gaining knowledge and insight into nutrition research from ANH
Author : D J NithyaPublished Date : Friday, July 7, 2017
Climatic-environmental conditions have an enormous influence on the agricultural cycle, and the economy of rural households in developing countries depends of this. Populations suffer from seasonal energy stress due to fluctuations in access to food, or increased energy expenditure needed for peak agricultural work. Seasonality stands recognised as a constraint to agricultural production, as well as household food and nutrition security. The latter directly reflects on the nutritional status of...
Making linkages possible for South Asia researchers
Author : S RajuPublished Date : Thursday, July 6, 2017
Millets are nutri-cereals, rich in micronutrients, and high in dietary fibre content. In recent past days, the production of millets has come down and so is the consumption of millets. In order to make the millets available to the population, the Government of India (under National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013) announced to distribute millets through Public Distribution System (PDS).Presenting from India at ANH Academy WeekAt the mini-poster session, I will present on consumption patterns of...
