Approaches for Integrating Nutrition and Food Security, in Value Chain Development CAADP Program Design and Implementation Workshop InterContinental Hotel Nairobi, Kenya, October 20-22, 2010 Robert Mwadime, AED|FANTA II

Main Forms of Malnutrition Window of opportunity: -9 to 24 months Underweight (as measure in MDG1) – 11-14% of children are born underweight Micronutrient malnutrition Iron deficiency anaemia – 60-75% among children – 40-60% in women of child bearing age – Main source of death (in women and pre-term mortality) – Huge effec t on physical productivity Window of opportunity: -9 to 24 months Underweight (as measure in MDG1) – 11-14% of children are born underweight Micronutrient malnutrition Iron deficiency anaemia – 60-75% among children – 40-60% in women of child bearing age – Main source of death (in women and pre-term mortality) – Huge effec t on physical productivity

What value are we getting? Monetary Welfare Health and nutrition Input suppliers Producers Processers /traders Wholesalers retailers Consumers

Balancing the benefits Value chain governance Monetary Nutrition and health Welfare Ability to procure foods to increase diversity Stabilization of consumption Expedited energy ACD and other illnesses Diversified foods produced Food safety Women workload Resource control

Input suppliers Producers Processers /traders Wholesalers retailers Consumers Governing the Process What to produce? Nutrient value of produce, diversification Land/labour for diversification) How to add value? Workload, energy expedited, power/empowerment Production to smoothen consumption Improving/preserving nutrition value How to use the value/gains? Power/empowerment Storage and/or to smoothen consumption Preferences  demand

Meeting nutrition objectives Context analysis – Who are most vulnerable? When, why? Creating opportunities for potential linkages Creating demand for nutrition behaviours, appropriate feeding practices Defining the process of integration at the different levels (Uganda example) Context analysis – Who are most vulnerable? When, why? Creating opportunities for potential linkages Creating demand for nutrition behaviours, appropriate feeding practices Defining the process of integration at the different levels (Uganda example)

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