Agricultural Development to Improve

HUMAN NUTRITION & HEALTH

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December 13, 2019

Final Call for Abstracts: ANH Academy Week 2020

Submit abstracts for ANH Academy Week 2020, to be held June 29-July 3 in Malawi. Deadline: January 22.

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January 6, 2020

WEBINAR: Equity in Agriculture-Nutrition-Health Research

January 14 webinar shared details of new scoping study.

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November 14, 2019

Policy Seminar: Food System Transformation: National Actions in a Globalized World

Event explored how countries are assessing and acting on food system transformations, considering consumption, food environments, food supply, sustainability, health outcomes, and more.

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Events
January 15, 2020
Addressing Nutrition in Ethiopia: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities
A4NH Director John McDermott reflects on the Ethiopian National Nutrition Conference and food systems, diet and nutrition issues in the country.
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Capacity Building
January 13, 2020
First MsC Students Complete A4NH-Supported Work on Food Systems for Healthier Diets in Ethiopia
Grant program builds capacity and engagement among young researchers, providing financial support and mentoring to Ethiopian students pursuing degrees related to food systems research.
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Events
January 10, 2020
Multi-Stakeholder Workshops for Food Systems Profiles at the A4NH Benchmark Sites Along Vietnam's Rural-Urban Transect
Participants heard results, offered feedback on partial food systems baseline assessment profiles.
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Blog
January 8, 2020
Choosing Between Supermarkets and Wet Markets
From "either-or" to "win-win" in efforts to improve food safety and achieve better nutrition.
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Blog
January 6, 2020
Focus on the Political and Commercial Drivers Behind the Double Burden of Malnutrition
To truly address the double burden of malnutrition, research, policy, and goal setting cannot overlook political and economic drivers.
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Biofortification
January 2, 2020
HarvestPlus, FAO Release Joint Brief on Biofortification
Brief presents latest research evidence, implementation lessons learned on how biofortification can contribute to improved food systems and public health for all.
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Blog
December 13, 2019
Decade-Long Trial Proves Efficacy of Nigeria's Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product
Landmark 10-year study on research led by IITA and supported by A4NH on registered biocontrol product for aflatoxin management in Nigeria firmly establishes Aflasafe® as vital tool in fight against aflatoxins.
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Blog
December 6, 2019
7 (+1) Ways to Improve Research on the Impact of Women's Empowerment on Child Nutrition
Marianne Santoso of Cornell University presents ideas to address methodological weaknesses in the available evidence.
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Basics
October 17, 2019
Video: Understanding Food Systems for Healthier Diets
This animated video from A4NH explains food systems, their complex, rapid transformations, and challenges low- and middle-income countries face in making them healthy and sustainable.
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Blog
October 25, 2019
Food Systems Transformation: Uneven Data, Gaps Hinder Cross-Country Learning and Comparison
A common set of food system indicators used across countries and over time would allow for comparison and shared learning, yet availability is uneven. New analysis of four countries shows where food system data exists, and where it is lacking.
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WHAT WE DO

With an innovative perspective that focuses on consumption and demand, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) seeks to realized the enormous potential of agricultural development to make significant contributions to improving the nutrition and health of people worldwide.
As CGIAR’s only research program on nutrition and health, A4NH focuses on the system-level outcome of improving food and nutrition security for health. The program is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute and managed by a group of four other CGIAR Research Centers and two academic institutions.

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RESEARCH AREAS

A4NH works across five flagship research programs, addressing some of the most challenging nutrition and health concerns we face today.
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Food Systems for Healthier Diets
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Biofortification
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Food Safety
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Supporting Policies, Programs, and Enabling Action through Research
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Improving Human Health
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Gender, Equity, and Empowerment

WHERE WE WORK

A4NH research concentrates on five focus countries, with work extending to more than two dozen others. Our research informs policymakers and stakeholders in these countries and provides lessons adaptable to other places and contexts.

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