Training Course on Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture

This training course lays the foundation for why nutrition-sensitive agriculture is important for a range of stakeholders working in livelihoods, food security, economic growth, nutrition, and maternal and child health. It explains why nutrition-sensitive agriculture is important and how nutrition outcomes can be reached through agricultural interventions.

Duration

5 days

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, the learners should be able to:

• articulate key information on the social and economic impact of malnutrition
•  identify strategies for interrupting the cycle of malnutrition
• explain the relationship between agricultural value chains and food systems
• explain the enabling environment in which all pathways operate.
• explain a four-step approach for designing effective nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities

Course outline

Module I: Strengthening Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages: Why It Matters

•  key information on the social and economic impact of malnutrition
•  multi-sectoral approach in addressing malnutrition
• c. concept of nutrition-sensitive agriculture introduction
• d. specific ways that agriculture can support improved nutrition

Module II: Essential Nutrition Concepts for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Activities

• five forms of malnutrition
• essential needs of infants, children and mothers, especially during the period from conception to the child’s second birthday (the “first 1,000 days”)
• strategies for interrupting the cycle of malnutrition

Module III: Essential Concepts in Agriculture and Food Systems

•  importance of agriculture in food production, income generation and women’s lives
•  overarching goals of most agriculture programs
• relationship between agricultural value chains and food systems
• challenges and opportunities for agriculture programs today.

Module IV: Agriculture-to-Nutrition Pathways

•  main pathways and how they overlap.
•  explain the enabling environment in which all pathways operate.
• identify steps along each main pathway to ensure that agriculture activities meet nutrition outcomes.

Module V: Developing a Seasonal Calendar

• agricultural context and how it varies throughout the year in areas where their activity functions
• how agricultural constraints (growing season, holidays, seasonal illnesses, changes in weather) affect the wellbeing of communities
• opportunities to make agricultural activities more nutrition-sensitive.

Module VI: Behavior Change Concepts for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture

• basic concepts about why behaviors change
• ways that SBC contributes to improved activity outcomes
• how SBC uses formative research to guide activity interventions.

Module VII: Designing Effective Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Activities

• the four-step approach for designing effective nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities
• nutrition-sensitive agricultural outcomes appropriate to the participants’ agricultural market systems development activity
• potential strategies for addressing malnutrition
• relevant practices, interventions, and indicators to include in the activity design
• the next steps for implementation and monitoring.

Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

Key Notes

• The participant must be conversant with English.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate upon successful completion of Training.
• One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Payment should be done at least a week before commence of the training, to DATASTAT CONSULTANCY LTD account, as indicated in the invoice so as to enable us prepare better for you.