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ArticleHealth promotion international2022

Nutrition integrated agricultural extension-a case study in Western Kenya.

Gudrun B Keding, Andreas Gramzow, Justus Ochieng, Alaik Laizer, Charity Muchoki, Charles Onyango, Peter Hanson, Ray-Yu Yang

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Gudrun B KedingCenter for Development Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany.
Andreas GramzowWorld Vegetable Center - Eastern and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania.
Justus OchiengWorld Vegetable Center - Eastern and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania.
Alaik LaizerWorld Vegetable Center - Eastern and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania.
Charity MuchokiNational Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nairobi, Kenya O. Box 30623, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
Charles OnyangoSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, 6th Floor, Avenue 5 Building, Rose Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya.
Peter HansonWorld Vegetable Center, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions IITA-Benin Campus, 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou Benin.
Ray-Yu YangWorld Vegetable Center, Headquarters, Tainan, No. 60, Yi-Min Liao, Shanhua, Tainan, 74199, Taiwan (ROC).ORCID 0000-0002-6136-3943

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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 81194998Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Germany 81194998
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Abstract

Integrating nutrition communication in agricultural intervention programs aimed at increased food availability and accessibility in resource-poor areas is crucial. To enhance the sustainability and scalability of nutrition communication, the present study piloted the approach of 'nutrition integrated agricultural extension' and tested nutrition-related outcomes with two types of nutrition messages (specific vs. sensitive) and two delivery channels (public sector vs. private sector). The study intervention comprised (i) vegetable seed kit distribution, (ii) ongoing agricultural extension activities by public or private sectors and (iii) nutrition communication with two different messages. The intervention was tested with three treatment arms and reached 454 farmers (>65% female) in rural Kakamega County, Western Kenya. Pre-/post-surveys measured outcome variables focused on farmers' nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and practices in vegetable production and consumption, and household dietary diversity score. Results showed that all treatments increased nutrition knowledge (p < 0.05). Nutrition-specific communication was more effective than nutrition-sensitive communication. Nutrition communication through either the public or the private agricultural sector was both effective. Before the study intervention, many participants believed that vegetable consumption was beneficial and wanted to increase intake. After the intervention, the number of participants who felt eating more vegetables was challenging decreased slightly. Nutrition communication was found to be especially important in conveying recommended food amounts and promoting increased vegetable consumption. Seasonality affected on-farm crop diversity and vegetable consumption results in this study.

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FruitVegetablesDietFemaleHumansKenyaMaleNutritional StatusAfricacommunicationcommunity-based interventionintersectoral partnershipsnutrition

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