Improved Nutrition through Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services : Case Studies of Curriculum Review and Operational Lessons from India

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作者：

Babu, Suresh Chandra

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23767

关键词：

SKILLS;  CAREGIVERS;  RISKS;  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;  FORMAL EDUCATION;  SCHOOL TEACHERS;  PRODUCTION;  PEOPLE;  TEACHERS;  KNOWLEDGE SHARING;  VITAMINS;  PREVENTION;  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;  ENROLLMENT;  RURAL WOMEN;  GROUPS;  AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT;  INFORMATION;  LIFE SKILLS;  HEALTH CARE;  HORTICULTURAL CROPS;  AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION;  HEALTH;  AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS;  HUNGER;  PRESCHOOL CHILDREN;  FUNDS;  AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS;  TRAINING PROGRAMS;  TRAINING CENTERS;  KNOWLEDGE;  DIABETES;  DIETS;  DISEASES;  IRON;  TRAINING;  PARTNERSHIPS;  INTERVENTION;  AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY;  FOOD PREPARATION;  CURRICULUM CONTENT;  PRODUCTS;  CHILD DEVELOPMENT;  EDUCATION ACTIVITIES;  MARKETING;  NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS;  LEARNING;  RESEARCH;  EXTENSION;  FARMERS;  TEACHING;  INTERVIEW;  MORTALITY;  CHILD CARE;  CROPS;  FOOD PRODUCTION;  NUTRITIONAL STATUS;  HOME ECONOMICS;  DIET;  DROPOUT RATES;  WORKERS;  SCIENCE;  AGED;  CURRICULUM DESIGN;  SCHOOLS;  FAMILY;  EXTENSION SERVICES;  CURRICULA;  HUMAN NUTRITION;  GENDER;  HEALTH OUTCOMES;  HYGIENE;  AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION;  NUTRITION EDUCATION;  AGRICULTURE;  INCOMES;  DECISION MAKING;  PRIVATE SECTOR;  CHILD NUTRITION;  NUTRITION;  ACCESS TO FOOD;  WORKSHOPS;  FORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES;  ECONOMICS;  PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;  CURRICULUM;  CHILD MALNUTRITION;  INTERNET;  MANAGEMENT;  NUTRITION POLICIES;  FOOD INSECURITY;  PREGNANT WOMEN;  AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES;  NUTRITION PROGRAMS;  EDUCATION PROGRAMS;  LAND;  OBESITY;  CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT;  CHILDREN;  SCIENTISTS;  EDUCATION;  BIOTECHNOLOGY;  RURAL AREAS;  FARMS;  INTEGRATION;  FEED;  INSTRUCTION;  DECENTRALIZATION;  CURRICULUM REVIEWS;  AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION;  GIRLS;  STUDENTS;  SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN;  FUNDING;  NUTRITIONISTS;  RESEARCH METHODS;  PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS;  INTERVENTIONS;  LIVELIHOODS;  STRATEGY;  WOMEN;  AGRICULTURAL;  FOOD PROCESSING;  RURAL DEVELOPMENT;  MAPS;  IMPLEMENTATION;  PREGNANCY;  BREASTFEEDING;  UNIVERSITIES;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2016

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in much of South Asia, and India has a major share of the malnourished people in the region. For nutrition goals to be integrated into extension the curricula provided to current and future agricultural extension agents must be revisited. As part of the South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI), this paper focuses on approaches to incorporating such nutrition content into the agricultural extension curriculum. Three state agricultural universities in Tamil Nadu, united Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar were used as case studies for the curriculum review. Through these case studies, face-to-face consultations at the national level down to program implementation at the village level have been developed. These include consultative workshops, and a conceptual framework and strategy for incorporating nutrition into extension curriculum development to improve nutrition outcomes. This strategy, detailed in this report, includes opportunities for collaboration from the national level to the community level. Specific lessons and follow-up actions are outlined that may be useful for other South Asian countries. The paper is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two reviews current literature on agriculture-nutrition linkages to develop a conceptual framework for integrating nutrition into agricultural extension programs. Research methods and approaches are given in chapter three. Results and discussions are given in chapter four. Lessons from the case studies are presented in chapter five, and chapter six consists of concluding remarks.