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Enhancing women’s agency in navigating changing food environments to improve child nutrition in African drylands - Subproject 1 (NaviNut)

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Global Food security

This project contributes to the research aim 'Global food security'. What are the sub-aims? Take a look:
Global Food security


Project code: 2820FENV01
Contract period: 01.09.2020 - 31.10.2023
Budget: 1,111,628 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: food processing, processing, food pattern, human nutrition, children, malnutrition, nutrition education, nutrients, cultural, nutritional information / recommendation

NaviNut investigates food environments in in rural and (peri-)urban areas of drylands in northern Benin and northern Kenya using an actor- and activity-oriented, transdisciplinary research approach with the aim of enhancing women’s agency in their different food-, nutrition- and health-related roles, and to support their capacity to navigate their rapidly changing food environments. NaviNut integrates knowledge, perspectives and interests of mothers from different socio-economic backgrounds, food processors and retailers, community health workers, regulators and various scientific disciplines. The objectives are to a) understand the complexity and dynamics of women’s decision-making in feeding their young children; b) contribute to the design of healthy food environments by increasing accessibility and desirability of locally available, highly nutritious, traditional food products; and c) improve community health services by designing appropriate nutritional dialogue models that enhance women’s learning on child nutrition.

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