Presentation 12. Tackling hidden hunger with OFSP
BNFB FLYER: A Holistic Approach to Addressing Hidden Hunger for Nutrition Security in Africa
Almost a quarter of the people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from micronutrient malnutrition or ‘hidden hunger.’ This problem disproportionately affects women of reproductive age, infants, and young children, many of whom suffer deficiencies of essential micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron and zinc. Micronutrient malnutrition results in several health problems …
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Read More »SPHI Brief 2016: Combating hidden hunger through nutritious food baskets
The Building Nutritious Food Baskets (BNFB) project is testing a scaling up model through a multiple crops “food basket” approach, drawing on complementary CGIAR expertise for scaling up biofortified crops in particular. The model being tested focuses on i) advocacy efforts aimed at catalysing policy chang and mobilizing resource commitments; …
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