| Project Type | Research Project |
| Project Sub-Type | Application |
| Project Status | Active |
| Administrative Unit | ESARO |
| Regional Office Area | ESARO |
| Responsible Officer | Gasengayire, Francois |
| ODA Sector | Food Crop Production |
| Canadian Collaboration | No |
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| Duration (months) | 48 |
| Extension (months) | 0 |
| Planned Completion Date | 2014/02/04 |
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| Total Funding | 610000 |
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Abstract
Food insecurity remains a major concern in Africa. In Tanzania and Malawi, respectively, 38% and 46% of children below five years of age suffer from stunting. In Malawi, 14% of babies are born underweight, a key indicator of maternal malnutrition. This project will investigate the links between environmental quality and food systems (production, consumption, biological utilization) in the context of climate variability and change. Researchers will carry out surveys in two similar (but not identical) settings in Tanzania and Malawi. They will examine nutrition status, dietary strategies, health care, environmental quality, landscape diversity, agricultural interventions and main sources of food. They will identify the causes of nutrition problems and environmental degradation. They will design an intervention to enhance natural resource conservation and food security through agricultural and dietary diversification. And, they will test that intervention with a view to a future rollout of Eco-Nutrition Guidelines for Community Action on Climate Change in Malawi and Tanzania.
Recipient Institution(s)
| Sokoine University of Agriculture |
| Street Address | PO Box 3005 | Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro | Tanzania |
| Institution Type | Educational |
| Geographic Scope | International |
| UN Organization | No |
| Component Number | 001 |
| Research Status | Active |
| Institution Country | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| Researcher Name | Joyce Kinabo |
