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Reaching Agents of Change Project: Successes, lessons and recommendations Ex-post evaluation report

Author: Building Nutritious Food Baskets Contributors: Joyce Maru May 07, 2018

The ex-post evaluation assessed the experiences, achievements and lessons from the Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) project in its three primary countries of operation, namely Mozambique, Tanzania and Nigeria. RAC was a collaborative project implemented between April 2011 and August 2015, and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. …
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Advocacy Strategy for Scaling Up Biofortified Crops for Nutrition Security in Tanzania 2016-2018

Author: Building Nutritious Food Baskets Contributors: Joyce Maru December 06, 2017

As part of BNFB’s implementation, a situation analysis was conducted to establish the baseline status of the key thematic components of the project. It also identified (1) the key actors, (2) the needs of the communities, (3) the bottlenecks to be addressed in order to unlock the value chains of …
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BNFB Nigeria Advocacy Strategy

Author: Building Nutritious Food Baskets Contributors: Joyce Maru December 06, 2017

This strategy aims to influence the adoption of food-based approaches to address micronutrient deficiency in Nigeria through advocating for increased investments in biofortification and enhancement of institutional and community capacities to produce and consume biofortified crops. It focuses on six broad aims:  Increase awareness on the existence and nutritional …
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Situational Analysis Report for Biofortification and Biofortified Crops in Tanzania

Author: Building Nutritious Food Baskets Contributors: Joyce Maru October 30, 2017

In Tanzania, BNFB is focusing on three crops: orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP), pro-vitamin A (PVA) maize and high iron and zinc beans. To better understand the gaps, define the priorities and develop the necessary interventions to address the issues affecting the scaling up of biofortification in Tanzania, the project conducted a …
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Baseline report on biofortification and thematic areas of Building Nutritious Food Baskets Project in Nigeria

Author: Building Nutritious Food Baskets Contributors: Joyce Maru December 06, 2017

This study gives a clear picture of the situation in Nigeria with respect to BNFB objectives and indicators, and also contributes to improving the understanding on the gaps and the actions vital for the scaling up of biofortification in Nigeria. These outcomes will be useful in designing strategic interventions for …
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Report on bio-fortification and thematic areas of Building Nutritious Food Baskets Project, Nigeria

Author: Olapeju Phorbee, andrew onuemele et al. Contributors: Joyce Maru December 06, 2017

This situation analysis employed multiple approaches. Data collection was in two phases. The first stage involved a desk review and content analysis of several documents in which preliminary answers to the specific objectives of the situation analysis were identified. The output from that was a report with preliminary conclusions to …
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Building Nutritious Food Basket: A Situational Analysis of Regional Investments, Policies, Legislation and Advocacy Efforts on Food-based Approaches to Combating Micronutrient Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa: Focus on Biofortification

Author: Julia Tagwireyi Contributors: Joyce Maru December 11, 2017

This situation analysis report provides a snapshot of the regional and subregional policies and frameworks that support biofortification and the organizations implementing various nutritionsensitive initiatives. The report identifies some ongoing initiatives that are relevant to the BNFB mandate and that can be aligned to its activities to facilitate its starting …
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