Nutrition integrated agricultural extension-a case study in Western Kenya
| Autor: | Ray-Yu Yang, Charity Muchoki, Andreas Gramzow, Justus Ochieng, Gudrun B. Keding, Alaik Laizer, Peter Hanson, Charles Onyango |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Consumption (economics)
Male Health (social science) business.industry Public sector Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Nutritional Status Private sector Kenya Diet Crop diversity Agriculture Intervention (counseling) Fruit Sustainability Vegetables Humans Female Business Socioeconomics Agricultural extension |
| Zdroj: | Health promotion international. 37(2) |
| ISSN: | 1460-2245 |
| Popis: | Summary Integrating nutrition communication in agricultural intervention programs aimed at increased food availability and accessibility in resource-poor areas is crucial. To enhance the sustainability and scalability of nutrition communication, the present study piloted the approach of ‘nutrition integrated agricultural extension’ and tested nutrition-related outcomes with two types of nutrition messages (specific vs. sensitive) and two delivery channels (public sector vs. private sector). The study intervention comprised (i) vegetable seed kit distribution, (ii) ongoing agricultural extension activities by public or private sectors and (iii) nutrition communication with two different messages. The intervention was tested with three treatment arms and reached 454 farmers (>65% female) in rural Kakamega County, Western Kenya. Pre-/post-surveys measured outcome variables focused on farmers’ nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and practices in vegetable production and consumption, and household dietary diversity score. Results showed that all treatments increased nutrition knowledge (p |
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