World BankInter-American Institute for Agriculture Cooperation2014-03-142014-03-142014-03978-92-9248-496-5https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17281The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has been in many ways successful in increasing agriculture production and competitiveness, as well as tackling nutrition. Mainstreaming nutrition considerations into agriculture operations can increase the availability of and access to nutritious food, which can improve the nutrition status of individuals. The challenge is how to bridge the gap that exists in region between being an agriculture powerhouse and yet having to tackle nutrition problems from the same households that produce the food. The new challenge of integrating nutrition and agriculture should be achievable with political leadership and inter-institutional coordination. This guidance note seeks to bridge some of the important knowledge gaps on how best to identify, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate agriculture and food security interventions. This note describes first the current situation in LAC with respect to agriculture and nutrition, then offers practical guidance to task team leaders (TTLs) regarding the available levers for positively impacting nutrition outcomes of agriculture projects, and presents a series of country notes and steps to be followed in designing nutrition sensitive interventions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FOODACCESS TO MARKETSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INCOMESAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL R&DAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAGRICULTUREANEMIAARID AREASAVOCADOSBANANASBEVERAGESCALCIUMCALORIC INTAKECALORIE DEFICIENCYCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBOHYDRATESCARIBBEAN REGIONCASSAVACHILD NUTRITIONCHRONIC FOOD INSECURITYCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCLIENT COUNTRIESCLIMATE CHANGECOCOACOLD STORAGECOMMON PROPERTYCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMPETITIVE GRANTSCONSUMER DEMANDCOOKINGDAIRYDAIRY PRODUCTSDEMAND FOR FOODDEMAND FOR MEATDIETDIET RELATED DISEASESDIETARY DIVERSITYDISTRIBUTION CHANNELSDIVERSIFICATIONECONOMICSEGGSEMPLOYMENT SOURCEEQUIPMENTESSENTIAL NUTRIENTSESSENTIAL OILSEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSION AGENTSEXTENSION SERVICESEXTREME POVERTYFARMERFARMER GROUPSFARMERSFARMSFEEDFEMALE EMPOWERMENTFERTILIZERSFLOURFOOD ACCESSFOOD AIDFOOD AID PROGRAMSFOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD BASKETFOOD CHAINFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD CROPSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD EXPORTFOOD EXPORTSFOOD FORTIFICATIONFOOD HABITSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INDUSTRYFOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD MARKETSFOOD NEEDSFOOD POLICYFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD PREPARATIONFOOD PRESERVATIONFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD QUALITYFOOD QUALITY CONTROLFOOD SAFETYFOOD SAFETY STANDARDSFOOD SAFETY SYSTEMSFOOD SECURITYFOOD STANDARDSFOOD SUPPLYFRUITFRUITSGENDERGENETICSGLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTIONGLOBAL FOOD SUPPLYGLOBAL PARTNERSHIPGRAINSGUAVASHUNGERHYGIENEIFPRIINFANT MORTALITYINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEIRONIRON DEFICIENCYIRRIGATIONLABELINGLABORATORIESLABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURELANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSLEGUMESLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK MANAGEMENTLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL FOOD PRODUCTIONLOW INCOMEMAIZEMALNUTRITIONMALTMANGOESMARKETINGMATERNAL MORTALITYMEALMEATMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCYMICRONUTRIENTSMILKMINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURENATIONAL POVERTYNEW TECHNOLOGIESNUTRIENTNUTRIENT CONTENTNUTRITIONNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION PROBLEMSNUTRITION STATUSNUTRITIONAL LOSSESNUTRITIONAL STATUSOBESITYORANGEPACKAGINGPALM OILPERISHABLE FOODPESTICIDEPLANT BREEDINGPLANT HEALTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPOST-HARVEST ACTIVITIESPOST-HARVEST HANDLINGPOST-HARVEST INFRASTRUCTUREPOST-HARVEST LOSSESPOTATOPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPROCESSED FOODSPRODUCTION · SUPPORTPROTEINPROTEINSPUBLIC SERVICESPULSESQUALITATIVE DATAR&DRESTAURANTSRICERURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL INCOMESRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL WOMENSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESCIENTISTSSMALL FARMERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOILSSOYBEANSTAPLE FOODSSUBSISTENCESUGARSUGAR CANESUPERMARKETSUPERMARKETSSWEET POTATOSWEET POTATOESTOTAL POVERTYUNDERNUTRITIONVEGETABLESVITAMINVITAMIN AVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVITAMIN BVITAMINSVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWATER SOURCESWEIGHT GAINWFPWHEATWOODWORLD FOOD PROGRAMWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEYAMSWorld Bank10.1596/978-92-9248-496-5