Summary. Malawi: What works at home?: Improving complementary feeding using locally available foods

Muelhoff, E.;Nutrition Division

Summary. Malawi: What works at home?: Improving complementary feeding using locally available foods

Learning from caregivers through Trials of Improved Practices in Kasungu and Mzimba districts of Malawi

Year of publication 2014

Pages 4p.

Author Muelhoff, E.;Nutrition Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The summary presents findings from an FAO-facilitated study which used TIPs to explore infant and young child feeding practices in the Kasungu and Mzimba districts. The trials’ results fed into the nutrition education component of the FAO integrated agriculture-nutrition program “Improving Food Security and Nutrition Policies and Programme Outreach” (IFSN). Investigating seasonal variation in local food availability was one of the main objectives of the trials as seasonality poses a major challe nge to food security in rural Malawi.

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