Journal article
Feb 11 2020
Suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices in rural Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso: Findings from a cross-sectional population-based survey (Sarrasat S., 2019. PLOS One)
Mothers in the rural Boucle de Mouhoun Region of Burkina Faso had low levels of knowledge of IYCF and practices, according to this study: 60% of children had the minimum meal frequency, while only 18% benefited from the minimum dietary diversity and 13% received minimum acceptable diet.
Journal article
Nov 15 2019
Contribution of the Alive & Thrive-UNICEF advocacy efforts to improve infant and young child feeding policies in Southeast Asia (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)
Advocacy efforts are needed to help countries align with international frameworks when improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) policies.
Brief
Oct 31 2019
Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture
This brief explains what nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) is and why it is important to human health and nutrition, and outlines Alive & Thrive's activities to support NSA in Ethiopia.
Brief
Oct 31 2019
Consumption, Production, Market Access, and Affordability of Nutritious Foods in Six Regions of Ethiopia
These regional briefs provide a summary of nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices that are detailed in the full report.
Report
Oct 31 2019
Consumption, Production, Market Access, and Affordability of Nutritious Foods in Six Regions of Ethiopia
Provides an overview of regional nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices, including women's and children's food consumption, the status of food production in each region, the market availability of nutritious foods, and affordability of different foods in each region.