What does A4NH mean in GOVERNMENTAL

Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is an initiative of the CGIAR consortium of agricultural research centers, focused on improving nutrition outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. A4NH seeks to develop research-based solutions that increase availability, affordability, acceptability, and quality of food systems.

The goal of A4NH is to reduce malnutrition across multiple dimensions such as undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight/obesity and hidden hunger arising from inadequate diets. Specifically, they seek to improve nutrition through activities such as increasing dietary diversity, developing fortified foods, reducing staple crop losses during storage and reducing postharvest food losses.

A4NH works with Governments to implement evidence-based policy solutions that focus on increasing the economic returns from agriculture for smallholder farmers while also raising agricultural productivity. This will lead to more diverse diets at lower costs which can help reduce malnutrition among vulnerable populations. A4NH also works with partners to identify opportunities for scaling up successful innovations in nutrition-sensitive value chains and encourage investments in these areas.

A4TH develops a range of resources and tools aimed at helping stakeholders better understand the drivers behind malnutrition trends in their respective countries, including evidence summaries highlighting best practices related to agricultural production that can benefit nutrition outcomes; guidance documents on how nutrition considerations can be integrated into national plans for agriculture; data analysis software; and much more.

Resources provided by A4NH are available to anyone who wants to understand how agriculture can contribute to improved nutrition outcomes - this includes policy makers, researchers in academia or civil society organisations work on food security & nutrition issues, as well as any donor agencies working in these fields.

All resources provided by A4NH are freely available online via their website at https://a4nh.cgiar.org/. Here you will find the most recent publications from each of our research programs along with links to other relevant websites with more information about each topic covered.

Yes! In addition to developing various technical reports or evidence summaries offering best practices related to agriculture production that can benefit nutrition outcomes, ​A​​​fN​​H​​ is currently implementing 12 flagship projects across Asia & Africa that aim to translate research into actionable solutions which address underlying dietary challenges that lead towards malnutrition – tracking impacts through their"; Assessment Framework". They also recently launched a new initiative called “ResilienceRISING” which brings together experts from 15 institutes within CGIAR so they can collaborate closely & share experiences while designing sustainable approaches against climate change challenges facing global agri-food systems.