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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetKenya - Livestock programming for improved nutrition in children under five years of age 2020
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No results found.A joint FAO-UNICEF research paper on improving nutrition among nomadic pastoralists in Kenya. This brief details a project between FAO, the Government of Kenya, UNICEF, USAID and Washington State University to develop a cost-effective, replicable strategy to protect against seasonal spikes in acute malnutrition rates during times of drought among children under five years of age and pregnant and lactating women. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetLivestock for health in Kenya
Contributing to the prevention of acute malnutrition among children in pastoral households through nutrition-sensitive livestock programming in Marsabit County
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No results found.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund, Washington State University and other stakeholders undertook a research-oriented project referred to as ‘Livestock for Health’ (L4H), implemented between August 2018 and September 2022 in Marsabit County, an arid land located in northern Kenya. The objective of the project was to determine the effect of the provision of livestock feed with or without nutritional counselling on reducing the risk of seasonal spikes in acute malnutrition among children under five years of age and pregnant and lactating women in dry seasons in Laisamis Subcounty in Marsabit County. This good practice factsheet provides an overview of the project, including its methodological approach, implementation stages, impact and key learning. -
Book (series)Asia and the Pacific – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2021
Statistics and trends
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This most recent report on the state of food security and nutrition in Asia and the Pacific tells a grim story. An estimated 375.8 million people in the region faced hunger in 2020, which is nearly 54 million more people than in 2019. In this region alone, more than 1.1 billion people did not have access to adequate food in 2020 – an increase of almost 150 million people in just one year. The high cost of a healthy diet and persistently high levels of poverty and income inequality continue to hold healthy diets out of reach for 1.8 billion people in this region.The pre-existing food security and nutrition situation in Asia and the Pacific in 2019 was already quite discouraging. Progress had stalled in reducing the number of undernourished, and the prevalence of certain nutritional indicators, such as stunting in children under five years of age, was much too high. Since then, the situation has worsened. While it is not yet possible to fully quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, clearly it has had a serious impact across the region.
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