Dear FSN Forum members,
Many thanks to those who have already contributed to this discussion – it is already very rich, with a variety of different perspectives.
Several themes have already emerged suggesting priority actions at country level. For example, starting with situation analysis (to determine what the nutritional problems are and possible solutions); measuring progress on nutrition objectives with appropriate M&E; focusing on food quality (including nutritional quality and food safety) rather than just food quantity; actions to empower women and put them at the center of investments; and collaboration across sectors.
What do you feel are the priorities? We encourage you to focus on what you would say if you were to advise a director of planning for agriculture; at that level, what are the most important things he or she should bear in mind, in order to make the investments work for nutrition?
Some research gaps have also already been mentioned; including the overall need for documenting results attributable to particular project activities. What other gaps do you see? How can research enable better investments in agriculture for nutrition?
And, what can our/your institutions do specifically to support the actions? Capacity building has been mentioned in a few contributions. Where do you feel capacity building is needed and how can it be done? Also coming from the contributions so far, how can multisectoral and multi-partner collaboration be done effectively and how can it be supported by all of our/your institutions?
To all who have given even any amount of thought to this topic, your contributions will further enrich this discussion. Thanks again to those who have taken the time to respond!
Best,
Anna and Cristina
Dr. Anna Herforth