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Presentation by:Amina Ibrahim Sheikh Abdulla
ADDRESSING GENDER IN FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
The Zambia Experience
870 million people are undernourished; over 90% in developing countries (FAO)
239 million in Africa (1 in 4 people)
The world produces 17% more than it used to produce 4 decades ago (FAO,2002)
Most don’t have the means to produce nor the purchasing power to access food
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Global Overview
Poverty-1.2 billion living below poverty line (50% female)
Conflict
Climate change-increased frequency of droughts, flooding
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Principal Causes
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Sub-Saharan Africa413 million living in poverty-nearly half of its population
1 in 4 people is undernourished -most affected are women and children
In Zambia, 45% of children <5 are stunted with long term irreversible impact on development and future productivity
Linked to access to nutritious food and status of women in the communities they live in
Agricultural impact on nutrition and food security not just dependent on production
Involves a number of other factors:– Income from sale of produce– Interaction with market– Natural resource environment– Health environment– Control of income and assets– Knowledge, attitudes and practice
Tendency to address gender issues in most programmes is to target women in relation to transfer of inputs
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Addressing Gender in Agriculture
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Realigning Agriculture for Improved Nutrition (RAIN) Project
to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a sustainable scalable model that integrates agriculture, nutrition and health interventions to prevent child and maternal under nutrition among rural communities in Zambia
RAIN Implementation Model
AgricultureVegetables, fruits,
small livestock Sectoral coordination &
alignmentAgriculture &
health
Nutrition and HealthBehavioural Change
Communication
HIV and AIDSPMTCT,
mainstreaming
ResearchMonitoring, Evaluation, Learning
RAIN Project
GenderEmpowerment, mainstreaming
Empowerment under the project focuses on– Individual (women’s skills, knowledge, confidence and
aspirations)– Relational (ability to negotiate and influence relationships and
decisions);– Structural (laws, policies, social norms and culture)– Associational
Detailed gender analysis undertaken at the onset of the projectProgramme activities, materials and approach developed based
on this analysisInvolves multiple stakeholders and groups in trainings, selection
of extension workers and community conversations
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How RAIN is Addressing Gender
Based on 2013 outcome analysisAnalysis explored links between women’s
empowerment and knowledge and children’s nutrition and health outcomes
Women’s empowerment is positively associated with – minimum dietary diversity among children 6-23
months– the likelihood of visiting health clinic in the last 6
months
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Findings from Rain Project
Thank You
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