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Business and its Role in Improving Nutrition: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions for Ghana. Case Studies and Key Messages from the Workshop

Published by: IDS

This Evidence Report presents the findings from a workshop held by the Institute of Development Studies in partnership with the Ghana School of Public Health held in Accra on 11 and 12 November.

Progress with the governance of nutrition work in Zamfara State

Published by: ORIE

In Zamfara in 2014, child stunting rates stood at 50.1% – well above the national average of 32% (NNHS 2014). Nigeria signed up to the Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN) movement in 2011, committing itself to tackling its high rates of child malnutrition.

Progress with the governance of nutrition work in Kebbi State

Published by: ORIE

In Kebbi in 2014, child stunting rates stood at 46.5% – well above the national average of 32% (NNHS 2014). Nigeria signed up to the Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN) movement in 2011, committing itself to tackling its high rates of child malnutrition.

Progress with the governance of nutrition work in Katsina

Published by: ORIE

In Katsina, child stunting rates stand at 59.7% – the highest in Nigeria and well above the national average of 32% (NNHS 2014). Nigeria signed up to the Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN) movement in 2011, committing itself to tackling its high rates of child malnutrition.

Progress with the governance of nutrition work in Jigawa State

Published by: ORIE

In Jigawa in 2014, the global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate stood at 17.7% – the highest in Nigeria (NNHS 2014). Nigeria signed up to the Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN) movement in 2011, committing itself to tackling its high rates of child malnutrition.

Why are Rural People Vulnerable to Famine?

It is now generally accepted by researchers (although not by governments) that famines are caused as much by act of man as by act of...

Engendered Environments: Understanding Natural Resource Management in the West African Forest Zone

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Summary This article shows that a focus on the gender relations of resource use and control is crucial to understanding local resource...

The Role of Evaluation in Accountability in Donor?Funded Projects

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Summary Based on many years of experience in the monitoring and evaluation of health and related projects in Nigeria, this article...

Whose Accountability?: Participation and Partnership in a Disabling Environment

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Summary The article reviews the development of community participation and accountability under the auspices of a donor?funded basic...

Success Stories from African Agriculture: What are the Key Elements of Success?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Success is not a word often heard when dealing with contemporary issues in agriculture in sub Saharan Africa. For 30 years, the overall...