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Nutrition

Nutrition-Sensitive Value Chains

• by Sara Gustafson

In the past, discussions about food security have typically focused on the quantity of food that people eat rather than the quality .  However, micronutrient deficiencies are becoming increasingly recognized as a serious threat to the health and economic development of low-income populations. As a result, nutrition is garnering more and more attention in the development community.

Reliable Water Access and Nutrition

• by Sara Gustafson

When people think of farm inputs, they often think of factors such as fertilizers and seeds. However, more important than all these inputs is something much simpler : water. Water is a vital resource for wing crops, but erratic or scarce rainfall in many parts of the world significantly constricts crop and livestock production. Water is also vitally important to human health and wellbeing.