{"id":153299,"date":"2026-03-18T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africa.ifpri.info\/evidence-for-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:53:26","slug":"evidence-for-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africa.ifpri.info\/fr\/evidence-for-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Evidence for Africa | April 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fresh insights from new research shaping Africa\u2019s food systems, resilience, and economic development<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Key Insight of the Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Improving child nutrition requires more than food production alone. In rural Burkina Faso, new evidence shows that combining agriculture-based interventions with nutrition, hygiene, and targeted supplementation can deliver stronger child nutrition outcomes.<\/p>\n

A cluster-randomized trial found that adding water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities reduced child anemia, while adding small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) improved hemoglobin, iron status, and vitamin A status. The strongest effects were observed among children who entered the program before six months of age and were exposed throughout the complementary feeding period.<\/p>\n

As countries across Africa work to address child undernutrition, these findings highlight the value of integrated approaches that combine food systems, health, and nutrition interventions to support early child development.<\/p>\n

Featured Report of the Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n

''Adding small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements to an enhanced homestead food production program improves child hemoglobin, iron and vitamin A status in rural Burkina Faso: A cluster randomized controlled trial<\/strong>''<\/strong><\/p>\n

This study by IFPRI<\/a> evaluates the effects of combining enhanced homestead food production with WASH and small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements in rural Burkina Faso. The findings show that while prior exposure to the original program had limited additional effects, adding WASH and targeted supplementation improved child anemia and micronutrient outcomes, especially among younger children.<\/p>\n

Read the study<\/a> <\/p>\n

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