New report on consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in Ethiopia by Kalle Hirvonen and Abdulazize Wolle.
Good nutrition supports healthy brain development and allows children to achieve their full potential. Nutrition is part of agriculture; however, increased staple food production to achieve caloric self-sufficiency, a laudable goal for governments national food security agendas, is inadequate for achieving nutrition objectives. Populations cannot thrive on a diet of primarily staple foods. Governments must broaden their agendas to address the need for dietary diversity. Consuming a healthy, diverse diet is essential for fully reaching individual and population-level human potential. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) is an approach that promises to help achieve this nutrition outcome. Read more.
