Participatory, agroecological and gender-sensitive approaches to improved nutrition : a case study in Malawi

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This paper examines a long-term participatory agriculture and nutrition program in northern Malawi that successfully improved child growth, crop diversity and food security through innovative educational strategies and sustainable agriculture. The farmer-led approaches used mobilized communities to apply agroecological methods and improved child feeding practices, as well as addressing unequal gender relations. Efforts to link agriculture to child health outcomes took time: 3 years before the goal was realized, with application of interdisciplinary approaches.

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NUTRITION, MALAWI, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER EQUALITY, SUSTAINABILITY, CROP DIVERSITY

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