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 effect on physical productivity

What value are we getting?

• Monetary 

• Welfare

• Health and nutrition

Input

suppliers

Pro

ducers

Processers /traders

Wholesalersretailers

Consumers

Balancing the benefits

Value chain governance

•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

Pro

ducers

Processers /traders

Wholesalersretailers

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)

This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the support of the Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under terms of Cooperative Agreement No. GHN-A-00-08-00001-00, through the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance II Project (FANTA-2), managed by AED. The contents are the responsibility of AED and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance II Project (FANTA-2)AED    E-mail: fanta2@aed.org   Website: www.fanta-2.org