IWRA 2021 Online Conference One Water, One Health
Theme 2: How can managing water in agriculture contribute to food security and public health?
Author(s): André van Rooyen, Henning Bjornlund, Jamie Pittock
Andre F Van Rooyen – Acting Country Representative - Ethiopia; Innovation systems for the Drylands International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Henning Bjornlund - UniSA
Jamie Pittock - ANU
Oral: PDFAbstract
Content
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Conceptual framework of the links between agriculture and health
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Multi-dimensional Poverty Index
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Poverty and food security vs Multidimensional poverty
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Animal source food supplements and cognitive development of children at primary schools in Kenya
Key Questions:
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How can we increase yields and reduce post-harvest losses to secure access to nutritious food?
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What can farmers do to increase productivity/profitability to secure their access to nutritious food – interdependencies with resilience, ecosystems and infrastructure?
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How can better understanding of soil moisture and nutrient dynamics reduce water use and fertilizer losses?
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How can farmers integrate into a wider food system as part of rural economies: value adding, job creation, and better diets?
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How can integrating dryland, irrigation, inland fisheries, aquaculture, and livestock production provide more profitable outcomes, and improve diets and health?