Report Presentation Sheryl Hendriks, Professor of Food Security, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria

2. Context: International and continental policy
frameworks
• Millennium Development Goals
• African Union Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security (Maputo/CAADP)
• Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG#2
• African Union Agenda 2063
• Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation
for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods (Malabo)
• African Regional Nutrition Strategy 2015 – 2025
• CAADP Results Framework and Biennial Reviews
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3. Choices – at micro and macro levels – have
a direct bearing on nutrition outcomes
Good nutrition contributes to cognitive
development, better opportunities for
children to realize their potential, and
higher earnings later in life, which in
turn support macro-economic and
societal growth.
Poor nutrition impairs productivity,
acting as an impediment to national
growth.
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4. The many faces of malnutrition
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5. Country Case
Studies
Between 2000 and 2016
seven countries
significantly reduced
undernourishment, child
wasting, child stunting,
and child mortality
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6. Global Hunger Index Scores, 2000 & 2016
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Countries GHI in 2000 GHI in 2016 Change (%)
Senegal 38 17 -56
Ghana 30 14 -54
Rwanda 59 27 -53
Angola 58 33 - 43
Cameroon 40 23 -43
Ethiopia 59 33 -43
Togo 39 22 -42
Malawi 45 27 -41
Benin 38 23 -39
Nigeria 41 26 -38
Mali 44 28 -36
Burkina Faso 48 31 -36
Zambia 50 39 -23

7. Successful actions
• Institutional
• Programmatic
• Implementation
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8. Successful Interventions and
Innovative Approaches
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• Breastfeeding
• Biofortification
• Homestead gardens
• Better data for more effective interventions
• Innovative tools for expanded coverage and improved coordination

9. Successful actions
• Institutional
• Programmatic
• Implementation
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10. Critical Threats to Making Progress on Nutrition
• Addressing the impact of climate change on nutrition
• Addressing the impact of conflicts on nutrition
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11. Key elements of success (1/3)
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12. Key elements of success (2/3)
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13. Key elements of success (3/3)
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14. Conclusions
• African governments CAN successfully reduce malnutrition.
• Nutrition needs to be prioritized and be at the heart of all efforts.
• Policies and interventions beyond just increasing agricultural
production are necessary:
• improvements in the provision and quality of diets,
• leveraging the potential of the agriculture sector and
• other rural services such as health, water, sanitation, and hygiene.
• Concerted effort - climate change and protracted crises, coupled
with urbanization and all forms of malnutrition.
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