Andrea Bohn introduces the Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services project at INFS in Bangladesh. Augist 5, 2015

1. Andrea B. Bohn
Associate Director,
INGENAES Projects
University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign
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August 5, 2015
INFS, Dhaka University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
A Global Initiative funded
through Feed the Future
Introducing the INGENAES Project

2. What we stand for
Integrating
Gender and
Nutrition
within Agricultural
Extension
Services
IN
GE
N
A
E
S

3. Types of Activities
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• ASSIST stakeholders in designing and
implementing gender-transformative,
nutrition sensitive activities
• INTEGRATE service delivery mechanisms
that better reach women farmers and
promote nutrition sensitive agriculture
• SUPPORT farmer organizations
• CARRY out needs-based assessments and
applied research
• HOLD regional technology fairs and virtual
repositories
• CREATE mentoring programs
• STRENGTHEN networks
• PARTNER in innovative learning exchanges

4. Engage in national and global dialogues on:
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HEALTH
NUTRITION
AGRICULTURE
extension
gender
WASH
production
incomeconsumption

5. Why are we here today?
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• PARTNER in innovative learning exchanges
• STRENGTHEN networks
and many Expo
Partners!
 Greater awareness of Nutrition and Agriculture-
Nutrition related material for communication,
training, demonstration, reference manuals already
available in Bangladesh
 Widen the circle of those “in the know”
 Promote more widespread and effective use
 Build on what exists rather than create anew

6. Resources
HEALTH NUTRITION AGRICULTURE
Agriculture-Nutrition LinkagesNutrition-Health Linkages
Nutrition Smart/Sensitive
Agricultural Extension
www.fsnnetwork.org/resource-library [Global]
Lots in print and online!
https://healthcomspringboard.org
[global]
www.k4health.org/toolkits/bangla
desh-nutrition [Bangladesh]
www.fsnnetwork.org/topsfsn-
network-asia-regional-knowledge-
sharing-meeting-0 [Bangladesh]
Food Based
Agricultural Training
SUN and
First 1000 Days
Lacking!
Lots in print
Some online
http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/nutrition/nut
rition.html [India]

7. Bangladesh specific: Health-Nutrition
www.k4health.org/toolkits/bangladesh-nutrition

8. Bangladesh specific: Food Based Nutrition
URL ???
Training of Trainer’s Manual on Food Based
Nutrition for Extension Officers
in Fisheries, Livestock, Agriculture and
Health Sectors at District and Upazila level.
In Bengali and English
Several other programs/projects
for training agricultural
extension officers on nutrition
related topics and practices:
• BIRTAN
• DAE-IFPRI with HKI
• SPRING
• DANIDA
• ANEP
• …

9. Global: Food Security and Nutrition Network
www.fsnnetwork.org/resource-library

10. Working Session I at 11:30 am
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 Build on what exists rather than
create anew
 Promote more widespread and
effective use
 Private sector engagement
 Mass communication opportunities
“Demo-
cratization of
Content”?
 What falls where along the “continuum” of health –
nutrition – agriculture - extension? Gaps?
 Diversity of sources and materials: Conflicting messages
or Complementarity?

11. Thank you! Disclaimer
This presentation was made possible by the generous support of the American people through
the United States Agency for International Development, USAID. The contents are the
responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the
United States Government.

12. Diversity of Sources and Material [20-30 min]
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 Conflicting messages? Confusion among end-users?
 Need for harmonization?
 Multisectoral, technical advisory group? (similar to BSCC?)
Suggested ACTIONS (Who, what, by when)
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13. Content in the Hands of Many [30-40 min]
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 Copyright, licensing, free vs. fee
 Permission to use   permission to modify?
 Mobile applications (e.g., training material, reference
manuals, multimedia learning, agricultural diary)
 Conversion to products (plates, posters, …)
 Searchable online repository (one or multiple?)
not just for health-nutrition
Proposed ACTIONS (Who, what, by when)
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14. Private Sector Engagement [20-30 min]
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 More actors, new actors, wider audience? Scaling?
 Conversion to mobile based applications
 Food plates and promotional material
Proposed ACTIONS (Who, what, by when)
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