Empowering Ghanaian Farm Families through Nutritious Food Production
Train farm families in Ghana, particularly women, to cultivate and consume diverse, nutritious foods. Activities include radio promotions, nutrition education, and mother care group models. Achievements include barrier analysis assessments and radio advocacy scripts on women's empowerment. This initiative aims to improve agricultural productivity and nutrition outcomes while targeting key behaviors like exclusive breastfeeding and dietary diversity.
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Ghana - activity 2.1.2 Train farm families, especially women to produce and consume diverse and more nutritious food Mahama Saaka University of Development Studies, Ghana
Review Report on Nutrition Activities (2018-2019) Dr Mahama Saaka (PhD) UDS-SAHS, Tamale Africa RISING Planning Meeting Tomreik Hotel, Accra (14-16 May 2019)
Introduction Three sub-activities were planned for: Using the power of radio to promote women s empowerment for improved agricultural productivity and nutrition outcomes Effect of joint nutrition education and homestead vegetable production on empowerment of women and household food security An Evaluation of Using Mother Care Group Approach/Model in Improving Nutrition Behaviours
Achievements (progress and/or results) against outputs towards outcome 2
Summary of achievements Five Barrier Analysis (BA) assessments were conducted to identify the behavioral determinants (enablers and barriers) to five key infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and maternal nutrition behaviors Areas covered were exclusive breastfeeding, dietary diversity, complementary feeding/food density, joint household decision making among couples and consumption of fruits and vegetables)
Summary of achievements Scripts and advocacy messages for radio discussion on women s empowerment and its links with improved agricultural productivity/ improved nutrition have also been developed. Public nutrition education targeting a large number of people including different influential audiences in society using dynamic radio spots and dramas has commenced on five radio stations (Radio Upper West, Nabiina Community Radio, Zaa Radio, Radio Wa and Radio Justice) Baseline survey has also been conducted to form the basis for assessing the nutrition behaviour change campaigns on radio
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