Conference Explores Opportunities to Address Malnutrition through Agriculture
September 30, 2011| |
About 150 policymakers, researchers, and representatives from farmers' organizations, civil society, donor agencies, and the private sector met in Malawi from September 26-27, 2011 to examine how agriculture can be strategically leveraged to reduce malnutrition and enhance human well being. Opportunities were explored to incorporate nutrition interventions into smallholder agriculture and rural livelihoods programs, intensify biofortification efforts, and increase the yields of nutrient-rich, as well as staple crops eaten by poor people.
"Food and nutrition security are already essential components of the Ministry's Agriculture Sector Wide Approach, which also focuses on diversifying food production," said Mrs. Erica Maganga, Secretary for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development. "To further exploit the links between agriculture, nutrition, and health and achieve greater impact, our ministry has joined forces with the Ministry of Health, as well as the Department of Nutrition and HIV and AIDS, to design policies and programs that are mutually reinforcing."
The conference on "Unleashing agriculture's potential for improved nutrition and health in Malawi" was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) with support from Irish Aid and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The IFPRI press release is at http://www.ifpri.org/pressrelease/conference-explores-opportunities-enhance-agriculture-s-role-tackling-malnutrition-and-.
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