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Joint A4NH/ISPC workshop on nutrition
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Nutrition workshop
22-23 September 2014
• Independent program evaluation
• Strategy and trends
• Mobilising science
• Impact assessment
Independent Science and
Partnership Council
Roles
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Science Fora
• SF11: The agriculture/environment
nexus
• SF13: Nutrition and health outcomes:
targets for agricultural research
• SF15: Poverty reduction
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Objective of SF13
To use recent evidence across a range of disciplines to identify priority research needs and new scientific approaches and facilitate new and stronger partnerships, through which the agricultural community can add most value to the delivery of nutrition and health outcomes
Nutrition workshop 2014 http://ispc.cgiar.org
- 21 ECS attended the SF
- Mentoring during SF to help them meet
experts in their field
- Competition open to the 21 for support for
exchange visits to create new partnerships
- Seven such exchanges being supported this
year
Follow-up to SF13
Early career scientists (ECS)
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• Videos (and power-points) of
presentations in plenary sessions
are available at ISPC website
• Summary of SF13
• Evaluation of ISPC Science Fora
• Brief number 43 just published
Publications post SF13
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Nutrition workshop 2014 http://ispc.cgiar.org
1. Distinguish between research for nutrition vs food security
2. Agriculture interventions need to be part of public health
3. Consider diets as a whole
4. Agriculture should contribute to diet diversity, quality and food
safety
5. Indicators of progress need to be more proximal than stunting
6. The importance of different household members
7. Explore partnerships with the private sector
8. Agriculture contributes to nutrition, education and social
support programs
9. Qualitative approaches help understand linkages
10. Evaluation methods needed which cross ‘fields’
Key messages from SF13
Special section of Food Security
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• 13 papers identified on topics from the
Science Forum
• Target is for submission to Food
Security in December
• On-line in February
• Hard-copy in April 2015
This workshop
Objectives
Nutrition workshop 2014 www.ispc.cgiar.org
- to help inform the second round of CRP proposals in terms
of delivering improved nutrition outcomes from agricultural
research
- to feed discussion outputs into the special issue publication
where appropriate
- 44 participants expected (CRPs, private sector, NGOs,
donors)
Format
Monday
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Theme: "Research to increase access to an affordable, nutritious and safe diet" Morning – speakers Afternoon – mainly discussion
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Tuesday
Theme
“Evaluating the impact of agricultural interventions and investments
on nutrition”
Morning speakers
Afternoon mainly discussion
Format
Post-workshop intentions
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Intention to publish a Brief of the main
agreed discussion points
No attribution, unless requested
Input to introductory paper to special
section of Food Security
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