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Diversified Agriculture for a balanced nutrition:
Constraints and drivers for consumption of diversified
diets in rural households - Morogoro and Dodoma
A PhD concept note presentation-Scale N-Kick off
meeting
Nyamizi H Bundala
Background
• Good nutrition status is a pre-requisite to a healthy life & a
fundamental aspect in food security and economic
development of a country.
• Dietary diversity is essential for nutrient adequacy of a diet
because no single food contains all the nutrients (except Breast
milk in the first 6 months of infant’s life)
• Tanzanian economy depends heavily on agriculture and human
labor provides much of the power needed for agriculture and
farming activities in rural areas.
• Poor nutrition status affects health, labour productivity, food
availability and economic development
(WFP 2013; Kinabo et al 2011)
Problem statement and Justification
• Tanzania is experiencing challenges of inadequate diversified
agriculture and production practices coupled with poor
nutrition.
• Researches to establish the prevalence of under-nutrition in
different regions of the country have not attempted to link it
with aspects of production practices ; constraints and enablers
of consumption of diversified diets.
• Therefore this study will attempt to elucidate the linkage
between diversified agriculture production and consumption of
diversified diet in rural households.
Problem statement and Justification
•Tanzanian rural diets are predominantly monotonous starchy
based with little or no animal products and few fresh fruits and
vegetables
•Regions that produce more diversified foods have also high
prevalence of under-nutrition
•27% of farming households in Kilosa consume fruits
•43% of women in Morogoro are not consuming vegetables rich
in vitamin A
•45% of women in Morogoro are anemic, 29% in Dodoma
•59% of children in Morogoro are anemic, 48% in Dodoma
(NBS 2011 & Kinabo et al 2014)
Main Objective
To examine Constraints and drivers for consumption of
diversified diets in rural households in the context of
Diversified Agriculture production
Specific objectives
1. To assess food consumption pattern of households
2. To identify households’ drivers and constraints of
consumption of diversified diet
3. To develop an inventory of food production, processing,
preparation and cooking practices in the study areas
4. To assess nutrition knowledge, attitude, perception,
practices and skills for attaining diversified diet in
households
5. To conduct nutrition education in the study areas
Approach of the study
Approach of the study
the purpose of phase 1 is to obtain
Phase 2 information collected during
baseline information on sociobaseline phase will determine kind
demographic, consumption pattern,
of intervention to be implemented.
habitual and production practices. The
Among others this phase will
information received from phase one
comprise designing of nutrition
will inform study design, techniques
education materials, pre-testing,
and specific methods including
validation and implementation of
intervention approaches
designed materials
Phase 3 will be an evaluation phase; it will
comprise follow-up, monitoring and impact
assessment
Data collection methods
Study area
The study is part of the Scale N-project, It will involve all villages
and households where the Scale-N project operate
The study will be done in Dodoma and Morogoro regions, it will
involve 4 villages, 2 from each region
Tindiga and Mhenda-Morogoro
Mzula and Chinoje-Dodoma
Study population
Data will be collected at household level in the selected villages of
scale N project. The study population will be all household
members
Data collection methods
Sample size
• This study will involve a total of 600 households, 150
households from each of the 4 villages, these households will
be randomly selected
Data collection
• Data will be collected at household level in the selected villages
of scale N project.
• Anthropometric assessment and dietary assessment will be
done to determine nutritional status and food consumption
pattern, respectively.
Cont . . .
• Observation, interviews and focus group discussion will be
conducted to identify existing production practices, knowledge,
barriers and facilitators of consumption of diversified diet.
• Furthermore, information on household factors, motivations,
and behaviors that facilitate and constraint consumption of
diversified diet will be collected.
KAPPS??!!
200
300g
300
400g
KAPPS: K= knowledge, A =attitude, P= perception, P= practices, S= skills
Expected outputs
• Information on Consumption pattern of households
• Drivers and constraints of consumption of diversified
diet
• Food production, processing, preparation and
cooking practices in the study areas
• KAPPS for attaining diversified diet in households
• Nutrition education materials
Proposed Schedule of work
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