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Improved household nutrition through home-grown produce and consumption of nutritious and healthy products

author(s) Anitha, Seetha - Afari-Sefa, Victor - Kalumikiza, Zione - Mhango, Khumbo - Mosha, Inviolate - Muzanila, Yasinta - Mwangwela, Agnes - Ochieng, Justus - Okori, Patrick - Tsusaka, Takuji W.
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  • Africa
  • World
  • Southern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Eastern Africa
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Anitha, Seetha.; Afari-Sefa, Victor.; Kalumikiza, Zione.; Mhango, Khumbo.; Mosha, Inviolate.; Muzanila, Yasinta.; Mwangwela, Agnes.; Ochieng, Justus.; Okori, Patrick.; Tsusaka, Takuji W. 2022. Improved household nutrition through home-grown produce and consumption of nutritious and healthy products. In: Bekunda, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Odhong, J.(eds.) Sustainable agricultural intensification: a handbook for practitioners in East and Southern Africa. Wallingford (UK): CABI: 119-133.
Improved household nutrition through home-grown produce and consumption of nutritious and healthy products

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Abstract

This book chapter discusses the agricultural interventions that are both nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive that can be utilized to improve dietary diversity in combating undernutrition. In particular, this book chapter provides information on various meals based on home-grown products or locally available ingredients. It presents recipes and practices to support child nutrition through: (1) packaged integrated technologies for improved child nutrition; (2) household processed milk products; and (3) vegetable-based formulations.

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