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NutritionSensitiveAgriculture(NSA)- NutritioninMountainAgroEcosystems(NMA)
BestPractices
27February2018
BackgroundoftheprojectactivitiesNutrition in Mountain Agro-ecosystems (NMA) projectimplemented by HELVETAS with consortium partnershipbetween IFOAM Organics International and FIBL – ResearchInstitute of Organic Agriculture
Consider the vulnerability of malnutrition particularly due tolimited diversification of crop production, insufficient nutrientintake, behavior change communication, poor dietarydiversification, poor water sanitation and hygiene, and povertyand awareness.
Pilot project: June 2015 to May 2018
District covered: Dailekh, Jajarkot, Kalikot, Jumla, Mugu,Achham, Bajura, and Banke
ObjectivesoftheStudy• Conduct the rapid field review of the MNA projectinterventions .
• Identify the good practices and challenges of theproject activities.
• Priorities the key issues for national campaign andidentify key actors, right holders to be engaged forthese issues.
• Sharing the findings among concern stakeholdersto finalize agenda for national level paneldiscussion.
Methodology
TechniquesAdopted Total number Interviewee
Key Informants Interview 22 DADO, DHO, Livestock office, DDC, RSPs, and Beneficiaries.
Focus Group Discussion 2 Beneficiaries
Observation visit (District and site) 2 districts and 4 local sites
Project sites
Studyapproach:Qualitative
ThematicInterventionThematicInterventions WorkingDistrict
1.SchoolNutritionGarden Mugu,Dailekh
2.HouseholdlevelHomesteadgardenpromotion Kalikot,Achham
3.Promotionofdiversifiedfooditems Dailekh,Kalikot
4.Promotionofcommongrainlegumesfornutritionimprovement
Jajarkot,Bajura
5.Improvingnutritionthroughorganicmanure Banke
6.Honeyproductionandmarketing Jajarkot
7.Consumption,processingandmarketingofnettle Dailekh
8.Mediafornutritionimprovement Dailekh,Jajarkot
Findings
Goodpractices Challenges
Local Nutrition education curriculum developed • Problemofwatersupplyandnursery
• Availabilityofonlyoneresourceteacher(health&nutrition)
• Maintenanceandprotectionofcultivatedplants/crops.
• Seasonalchallenges
• Lackoftechnicalguidelines
Regular teaching regarding importance of kitchen garden
Establishment of Kitchen garden within School premises toshowcase school students
Regular demonstration (cooking) to share importance ofnutritious value of vegetable cultivated in school nutritiongarden-
District Education Office appreciated it and included NSA inlocal curriculum in Mugu and Dailkh
12 schools in Jajarkot started school Nutrition garden
Local agri-products included in ‘day school meal in fewschool of Mugu districts
Promotion of ‘one house, one kitchen garden’ campaign
Municipality allocated 7 lakh for school nutrition gardenpromotion at Mugu
1.SchoolNutritionGarden
2.HouseholdLevelHomesteadGardenPromotion
GoodPractices Challenges
Diversevegetablecultivationwithinsamegarden • Seedsandsibling/plant
• Scarcityofwatersupply
• Lackofadequateknowledgeregardingnutritiousvalueofcultivatedfood
• Workpressuretowomen
RotationofvegetablecultivationwithseasonalvariationAvailabilityofvegetableinowngardenchangedfoodconsumptionhabits
ReplacementoftraditionhabitsoffoodconsumptionsEconomicbenefitsfromsurplusproduction
Createhealthyandgreensurrounding
3.PromotionofFoodRecipeGood Practices Challenges Development of local food recipe • Lack of knowledge regarding
appropriate quantity/ ingredients • Less informed regarding recipe
at local level • Lack of Quality assurance
mechanism
• Lack of plan for scale up
• No technical Quality Control lab and Self life
High production and consumption of locallegumesChange in consumption behaviors of
locally produced highly nutritious foodlike legumes, buckwheat, beans.
Economic benefits
Food leveling
4.PromotionofLocalAgricultureCropsforNutritionImprovement
GoodPractice Challenges
Sensitization for cultivation of highlynutritious local crops
• Depend on rain water
• Lack of sufficient organicmanure
• Unavailability of High qualityseeds
• Less aware about cropplantation pattern
Awareness of food security
Change in consumption pattern of foods
Established well linked of local crops tomarket
Government prioritised local legumeproduction and also allocation Rs. 10 lakhas supports to farmers in Mugu district
5.ImprovingNutritionThroughOrganicManure
GoodPractices Challenges
Producing the organic manure in the form of Vermin compost with
simple technology
• Difficulttohavespecialtypeofearthwormsforthemanure.
• Difficulttohaveenoughcowdungs.
• Smallprojectwithlimitedcoverageinthedistrict.
• Challengesforlargescaleproduction
• Additionalmaterials demandedfrombeneficiaries
• Needmorepublicity.
Provided earthworms produced enough good quality compost
Producing the manure in a pit within small space and environment
friendly (no bad smell), enough for kitchen garden
Getting out the manure from the pit at every 3 months.
Getting technical and financial supports by the farmers from the
District Agriculture Office
Doing advocacy about the usefulness of the manure to the neighbors
by the farmers.
Providing supports with follow up / monitoring of the programme
from the RSPs.
Involvement of women in the programme
6.HoneyProductionandMarketingGoodPractices Challenges
Technology transfer (teaching / orientations of the
techniques) about the bee-keeping to the
stakeholders.
• Qualityassuranceofthehoneyproduce
• Nosubsidyplanforlargescaleproduction.
• Inadequatetechnicalknowledge
• Pilotprojectandhavenoaccountinthetotalproductionofhoneyinthedistrict
Strengthening capacity of the farmers with the
supports of the technical experts.
Clear understanding about bee-keeping and
nutritional value of honey
Improved packing and dispatching to the market
Economic value of honey and its marketingCollaborationwithDistrictFederationofBeeKeeping,andgovernmentorganisations.
Initiation taken by other neighboring VDC(formerly) people.Promotedunderthebrand‘Jajarkoteli honey’.Earlysignofincomeimprovementanddiversifiedconsumption.
7.Consumption,ProcessingandMarketingofNettle
Goodpractices ChallengesNettle became prioritized food in the area - goodsource of income and nutrition for smallholderfarmers
• Inadequateharvestingknowledgeforlargescaleprocessing
• Lackofnutrientvaluelevelinpackingmaterials
• Noclearplanandpriorityfromauthorizedsideforcommercializationofnettle.
Different form of nettle consumption practice
Consumption of nettle among all social classes ofpeople in the area
Storage of dry nettle practice developed
Establishedanettleprocessingunit–entrepreneurshippromotion.
Developed5womentrainersfornettleprocessing
Nettleproductionandmarketinglinkedatlocalmarketandeconomicbenefitstoproducers
Government has supported for storage spacedevelopment at Dailekh
8.MediaforNutritionImprovementGoodPractices Challenges
Sharing information of the project activities through the
newspaper as well as through on line.
• Mostofthemediaarecommercial
• Sustainability ofcommunityradioprogram
• Limitedaccesstoprinted media
Sharing the performance of an individual farmer / producer
Publishing success stories of an individual farmer, and also
broadcasting regular nutrition program at community radio
Good approach for media sensitization on agriculture
nutrition
Supporting actively by farmer in information sharing through
radio program.
Institutional network for learning from the project
Common understanding among the local media regarding
the nutrition issues in the area
OverallImpression• Verypositivestakeholderstowardsprojectactivities
• Projectcreatedawarenessonnutritionthroughagriculturalapproach.
• Communitydrivenness• Qualified,trainedandhighlymotivatedRuralServiceproviders(RSPs)
• Costeffective• Partnerships,collaborationandexcellentrelationshipswithkeylocalauthorities.
• Highlymobilizedlocalgovernmentauthorities• Highdemandfortheprojectcontinuationandreplication
OverallLimitationofProject• Microprojectatsmallscale• ProjectlooselylinkedwithMSNPatlocallevel.• Limitedcontributionindistrictaccount• Geographicchallenges• Limitedseedmoneytofarmer• Scatteredinterventions
AreaofAdvocacy• Organicmanureproductionanduseforhealthyfoodproductions
• Local Nutrition education curriculum need to replicate
• Some of the highly nutritious local products like nettle ,legumes, local beans, buck-wheat, walnut and other highvalue (organic coffee) etc. need more promotions
• Localmediasensitizationandengagementforscalingupnutrition
• Highpossibilityforexpansionofhoneyproduction
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