Presentation by Shakuntala Thilsted

1. partnership  excellence  growth

2. A4NH
Component 1: Value Chains for Enhanced Nutrition
Component 2: Biofortification
Component 3: Prevention and Control of Agriculture-
Associated Diseases
Component 4: Integrated Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Health Programmes and Policies
partnership  excellence  growth

3. Value Chains for Enhanced Nutrition
Goal of Component 1:
Increase nutritional value of foods delivered by value chains
Increase demand for nutritious food among the poor
Focus on:
Selected nutrient-rich foods
Women and young children
On-going value chains:
Orange fleshed (vitamin A rich) sweet potato in Mozambique and
Uganda
Bean (iron rich) in Rwanda and Ugandapartnership  excellence  growth

4. Value Chain of Dried Small Fish in Bangladesh
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5. Marketing of Dried Small Fish
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6. Why Focus on Fish in Bangladesh?
Consumption Surveys (e.g. National, Rural (Helen Keller
International), Sub-national (different sources)
Fish is the most common nutrient-rich food
(household, women and children)
Fish (animal-source food) ranks first
Followed by: fruit, leafy vegetable, egg, pulse, milk, meat
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7. Why Focus on Dried Small Fish?
Most important category of fish consumed (raw capture;
farmed)
Consumed by all income groups (more by the poor),
rural and urban
In spite of:
Large seasonal variations (peak consumption in October
– December)
Large differences in location (greater consumption in
wetlands)
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