Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions
Improved agroecological practices tend to lead to production diversity but often fall short of achieving optimal dietary diversity in rural contexts. Thus, multi-prong interventions involving knowledge and skill development for production and consumption are needed. This study assesses nutrition and...
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| author | Ghezal Sabir Thomas Bernet Amritbir Riar |
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| description | Improved agroecological practices tend to lead to production diversity but often fall short of achieving optimal dietary diversity in rural contexts. Thus, multi-prong interventions involving knowledge and skill development for production and consumption are needed. This study assesses nutrition and production-related interventions implemented in the East African Highlands, Pamir-Tian Shan, Hindukush and the Andes. Overall, 601 rural service providers were trained and supported to implement various nutrition-sensitive agroecological interventions. Study results show that these interventions significantly increased the intake of flesh food, eggs, vitamin A-rich leafy greens, and vitamin-A-rich vegetables and fruits. The increase in production diversity was correlated with the increase in dietary diversity. Thus this study highlights the crucial role of rural service providers in catalyzing nutrition-related changes in mountain contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5711228e721145c3b8b0ce8505560e062023-04-11T04:36:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2023-04-01710.3389/fsufs.2023.11219951121995Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regionsGhezal SabirThomas BernetAmritbir RiarImproved agroecological practices tend to lead to production diversity but often fall short of achieving optimal dietary diversity in rural contexts. Thus, multi-prong interventions involving knowledge and skill development for production and consumption are needed. This study assesses nutrition and production-related interventions implemented in the East African Highlands, Pamir-Tian Shan, Hindukush and the Andes. Overall, 601 rural service providers were trained and supported to implement various nutrition-sensitive agroecological interventions. Study results show that these interventions significantly increased the intake of flesh food, eggs, vitamin A-rich leafy greens, and vitamin-A-rich vegetables and fruits. The increase in production diversity was correlated with the increase in dietary diversity. Thus this study highlights the crucial role of rural service providers in catalyzing nutrition-related changes in mountain contexts.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1121995/fullnutrition-sensitive agriculturerural service providersfood securitydietary diversitymountain-agro-eco-systemsnutrition |
| spellingShingle | Ghezal Sabir Thomas Bernet Amritbir Riar Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems nutrition-sensitive agriculture rural service providers food security dietary diversity mountain-agro-eco-systems nutrition |
| title | Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions |
| title_full | Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions |
| title_fullStr | Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions |
| title_short | Empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions |
| title_sort | empowering rural service providers to improve nutrition in mountain regions |
| topic | nutrition-sensitive agriculture rural service providers food security dietary diversity mountain-agro-eco-systems nutrition |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1121995/full |
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