By BGR Staff
In Tanzania, millions of children suffer from one or more forms of undernutrition, including low birth weight, stunting, wasting, anemia, iodine, and Vitamin A deficiency. This project with longtime BGR partner Action Against Hunger is designed to address the underlying causes of malnutrition among children in 35 villages in Mpwapwa District of the Dodoma Region by increasing the production of nutrient-rich crops and the consumption of these foods to improve dietary diversification.
The project is training 1,800 smallholder women farmers in climate-smart agriculture, post-harvest management, and food preservation. To increase productivity levels sustainably, the project promotes appropriate technologies, including soil and water conservation, integrated soil fertility management, conservation agriculture techniques, and related indigenous knowledge. This project is improving food security and nutrition outcomes for almost 20,000 children by improving agricultural practices, increasing knowledge around healthy nutrition, and providing nutrition screening for at-risk children.
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