Objective 3: To determine best practices and delivery systems of agricultural biodiversity in nutrition and health development programmes

This objective seeks to understand how to integrate and implement the tools and methodologies of agricultural biodiversity  [1] to positively impact nutrition development programmes  [2] and food assistance on the ground.

Bioversity will undertake operations research on delivery system approaches of development work on food systems approaches in different regional agro-ecosystem hubs through rigorous monitoring and evaluation. The ultimate goal is to ensure that dietary quality and diversity and, ultimately, health and nutrition outcomes improve through integrated development work.

Component One: Integration of Agricultural Biodiversity in Development Programmes

To design, collaborate, monitor and evaluate development programmes that implement agricultural biodiversity with agriculture and nutrition interventions, and generate the evidence of these programmes’ health and nutrition benefits and cost effectiveness.

Component Two: Value of Agricultural Biodiversity in Food and Nutrition Systems

To assess the added value of agricultural biodiversity when integrated with other components of a food system approach including ecosystem services, health care, education, infrastructure, water and sanitation and agriculture production systems.

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• Objective 1:
  To strengthen the empirical evidence of agricultural biodiversity's role for nutrition and health  [3]

• Objective 2:
  To ensure that the production of more nutritious foods through commercial pathways reflects agricultural biodiverse practices and cultural and consumer preferences  [4]

• Objective 4: To mainstream the role of agricultural biodiversity into public health and nutrition policy and practice by sharing evidence and providing local solutions
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• Bioversity International's Nutrition Strategy overview  [6]