National Nutrition Program (NNP II) 2016 - 2020.
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This second National Nutrition Program is a nationwide inter-sectoral document aiming at providing a framework for coordinated implementation of nutrition interventions in order to end hunger by 2030. Main strategy is an integrated approach linking between nutritional needs and improvement of agriculture/animal breeding/fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The interventions under NNP II include (i) optimal breastfeeding; (ii) optimal complementary feeding; (iii) mitigation and prevention of micro-nutrient deficiencies; (iv) WASH; (v) deworming; (vi) food fortification; and (vii) management of acute malnutrition. The overall goal of this program implementation manual is to facilitate and ignite the accelerated reduction of malnutrition in order to achieve zero hunger by 2030 and meet Sustainable Development Goal targets. The interventions that fall under the National Nutrition Program are grouped into two major categories: nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive. This grouping is based on the impact of the intervention on the immediate causes of malnutrition. Strategic Objectives of the Program are (i) improve the nutritional status of women (15–49 years) and adolescent girls (10–19 years); (ii) improve the nutritional status of women from childbirth up to 10 years; (iii) improve the delivery of nutrition services for communicable and non-communicable/lifestyle related diseases; (iv) strengthen the implementation of nutrition-sensitive interventions across sectors; and (v) improve multi-sectoral coordination and capacity to implement the national nutrition program.
To help eliminate hunger and food insecurity, the Program will (i) promote good nutrition behavior and improved nutritional status of children; (ii) promote and scale up school feeding programs; (iii) provide nutritional assessments and counseling services for adolescents at all contacts with health care providers; (iv) ensure adolescents’ access to micro-nutrient services; (v) conduct social and behavioral change communication to prevent harmful traditional practices related to nutrition/maternal nutrition; (vi) improve nutrition of women (pregnant/non-pregnant and lactating/non-lactating); (vii) improve access to nutrition services in pastoralist areas; (viii) promote, support and protect optimal breastfeeding practices; (ix) develop and enforce minimum standards on nutritional services for young children in special situations; (x) ensure universal access to WASH and utilization of WASH practices; (xi) increase year-round availability, access to and consumption of (a) fruits and vegetables, nutrient-dense cereals and pulses; (b) animal-sourced foods; (xii) integrate nutrition objectives and interventions into the management plan of forests and agro-forests; and (xiii) strengthen and scale up early warning systems for food and nutrition information from the community level up to the national level.
Interventions to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable, are (i) ensure access to fruit and vegetable seeds and other agricultural inputs; (ii) support the establishment of community fruit and vegetable nursery sites and demonstration sites at farmers training centers; (iii) promote and support urban agriculture; (iv) distribute bio-fortified seeds from research entities and other higher institutions; (v) expand medium and large irrigation schemes, which may help in increasing productivity and diversifying foods produced; (vi) strengthen the capacity of the agriculture and livestock sectors to integrate nutrition-sensitive interventions into agriculture programs; (vii) improve small-scale livestock water points in priority areas for better nutrition outcomes; (viii) enhance agricultural research and adoption of technology for increased household access to safe, nutritious food; (ix) improve small-scale irrigation systems in priority areas for better nutrition outcomes; (x) increase forest coverage nationally to 20% by the year 2020 and identify suitable agro-forestry technologies and appropriate tree species for specific areas of Ethiopia; (xi) promote safeguarding and conservation of forest areas where wild foods are extracted for consumption; (xii) promote rearing of improved breeds of dairy cattle, small ruminants and poultry; and (xiii) promote technologies that increase fish production and utilization and reduce post-harvest loss in fisheries and aquaculture.
More inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems, main initiatives are enabled through (i) supporting local production of enriched complementary food; (ii) promoting community level production of fruits and vegetables; (iii) improving post-harvest food processing and ensure safety; (iv) improve market linkages for fruit and vegetable produce; (v) ensuring asset transfers or asset building interventions properly target women and vulnerable households; (vi) promoting technologies for post-harvest food processing, handling, preservation and preparation to help ensure that food is both nutritious and diverse; (vii) promoting small-scale beekeeping by women and other vulnerable groups; (viii) establishing agribusiness centers to promote production and consumption of poultry, fish, small ruminants and cattle; (ix) strengthening linkages with local markets and ensure that smallholder farmers and pastoralists have consistent access to inputs and produce markets; (x) promoting women’s labor and time saving technologies; (xi) promoting the provision of credits, grants, micro-finance services and other income generating initiatives to support increased access to nutritious foods among vulnerable groups, with primary focus on unemployed women and female headed households; and (xii) incorporate a gender analysis as part of the regular nutrition situation analysis, analyzing the needs, priorities and roles of men and women.
As for the Governance, to fulfill the aims of NNP II, the Government assumes the mandate of coordinating the sectors through a revised institutional arrangement, along with the necessary authority, resources and accountability. The National Nutrition Coordination Body (NNCB), therefore, should be placed in a government institution above the level of the sectors and vested with appropriate executive power, with clear action plans, concrete targets and sufficient resources. The main objectives to be pursued with regard to Governance are indicated below (i) develop and enforce nutrition related policies and legislation; (ii) sustain political will and commitment on nutrition and mainstream nutrition in all NNP implementing sectors; (iii) strengthen multi-sectoral nutrition coordination; and (iv) define communication for development activities to bring about the behavioral changes required.
To help eliminate hunger and food insecurity, the Program will (i) promote good nutrition behavior and improved nutritional status of children; (ii) promote and scale up school feeding programs; (iii) provide nutritional assessments and counseling services for adolescents at all contacts with health care providers; (iv) ensure adolescents’ access to micro-nutrient services; (v) conduct social and behavioral change communication to prevent harmful traditional practices related to nutrition/maternal nutrition; (vi) improve nutrition of women (pregnant/non-pregnant and lactating/non-lactating); (vii) improve access to nutrition services in pastoralist areas; (viii) promote, support and protect optimal breastfeeding practices; (ix) develop and enforce minimum standards on nutritional services for young children in special situations; (x) ensure universal access to WASH and utilization of WASH practices; (xi) increase year-round availability, access to and consumption of (a) fruits and vegetables, nutrient-dense cereals and pulses; (b) animal-sourced foods; (xii) integrate nutrition objectives and interventions into the management plan of forests and agro-forests; and (xiii) strengthen and scale up early warning systems for food and nutrition information from the community level up to the national level.
Interventions to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable, are (i) ensure access to fruit and vegetable seeds and other agricultural inputs; (ii) support the establishment of community fruit and vegetable nursery sites and demonstration sites at farmers training centers; (iii) promote and support urban agriculture; (iv) distribute bio-fortified seeds from research entities and other higher institutions; (v) expand medium and large irrigation schemes, which may help in increasing productivity and diversifying foods produced; (vi) strengthen the capacity of the agriculture and livestock sectors to integrate nutrition-sensitive interventions into agriculture programs; (vii) improve small-scale livestock water points in priority areas for better nutrition outcomes; (viii) enhance agricultural research and adoption of technology for increased household access to safe, nutritious food; (ix) improve small-scale irrigation systems in priority areas for better nutrition outcomes; (x) increase forest coverage nationally to 20% by the year 2020 and identify suitable agro-forestry technologies and appropriate tree species for specific areas of Ethiopia; (xi) promote safeguarding and conservation of forest areas where wild foods are extracted for consumption; (xii) promote rearing of improved breeds of dairy cattle, small ruminants and poultry; and (xiii) promote technologies that increase fish production and utilization and reduce post-harvest loss in fisheries and aquaculture.
More inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems, main initiatives are enabled through (i) supporting local production of enriched complementary food; (ii) promoting community level production of fruits and vegetables; (iii) improving post-harvest food processing and ensure safety; (iv) improve market linkages for fruit and vegetable produce; (v) ensuring asset transfers or asset building interventions properly target women and vulnerable households; (vi) promoting technologies for post-harvest food processing, handling, preservation and preparation to help ensure that food is both nutritious and diverse; (vii) promoting small-scale beekeeping by women and other vulnerable groups; (viii) establishing agribusiness centers to promote production and consumption of poultry, fish, small ruminants and cattle; (ix) strengthening linkages with local markets and ensure that smallholder farmers and pastoralists have consistent access to inputs and produce markets; (x) promoting women’s labor and time saving technologies; (xi) promoting the provision of credits, grants, micro-finance services and other income generating initiatives to support increased access to nutritious foods among vulnerable groups, with primary focus on unemployed women and female headed households; and (xii) incorporate a gender analysis as part of the regular nutrition situation analysis, analyzing the needs, priorities and roles of men and women.
As for the Governance, to fulfill the aims of NNP II, the Government assumes the mandate of coordinating the sectors through a revised institutional arrangement, along with the necessary authority, resources and accountability. The National Nutrition Coordination Body (NNCB), therefore, should be placed in a government institution above the level of the sectors and vested with appropriate executive power, with clear action plans, concrete targets and sufficient resources. The main objectives to be pursued with regard to Governance are indicated below (i) develop and enforce nutrition related policies and legislation; (ii) sustain political will and commitment on nutrition and mainstream nutrition in all NNP implementing sectors; (iii) strengthen multi-sectoral nutrition coordination; and (iv) define communication for development activities to bring about the behavioral changes required.
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2016 - 2020.
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No
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English
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No