MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES
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FOOD AND NUTRITION HANDBOOK
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FOR EXTENSION WORKERS
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OCTOBER 2015
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OR EXTENSION WORKERS
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FOOD AND NUTRITION HANDBOOK
p p p
FOR EXTENSION WORKERS
p p
OCTOBER 2015
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,MINISTRYpOFpAGRICULTURE,pANIMALpINDUSTRYpANDpFISHERIES
FOOD AND NUTRITION HANDBOOK F
p p p p
OR EXTENSION WORKERS
p p
OCTOBER 2015 p
FANTA I
FOODpANDp N U TR I TI O N p TEC
H N I C p ALp ApS S I S T pA N C pE
Fpood p a nd p N u t r i t i o n p H a n d b o o k p fpor p Ex t pe n s i o n p W or k i
e r ps
,Foreword
T hepoverallpobjectivepofpthepNationalpAgriculturepPolicypisptopachievepf
oodp andp nutritionp securityp andp improvep householdp income.p Foodpan
dpnutritionpsecuritypencompassespissuespofpfoodpavailability,paccesspandpu
tilizationpforpmaximump healthpbenefitspandpsocialpeconomicp develop-
pment.pThispcanpbepachievedpthroughpenhancedpagriculturalpproductivity,
pproperp farmp management,p agro-
processing,p marketing,p communitypawareness,penhancedpcommunityp
andphouseholdpcapacityptopwithstandpshockspandpadaptingpappropriatep
practicespthatpensurepbetterpfoodputili-
pzation,pforpinstancepproperphomepcare,ppersonalphygiene,pfoodpprepara-
ptionp andp feedingp practices.p Improvedp foodp utilizationp canp bep achieve
dpthroughpapdeliberatepeffortptopintegratepnutritionpinpallpagriculturepdev
el-
opmentpprograms.
MinistrypofpAgriculture,pAnimalpIndustrypandpFisheriesp(MAAIF)psupportsp
householdsp andp communitiesp top increasep accessp top andp consumption
pofpdiversifiedpfoodspfromptheirpownpproductionporppurchasepthroughout
pthepyear.pInpaddition,pthepMinistrypplayspanpimportantprolepinpreducingpp
ost-
harvestplossespandpaddressingpissuesprelatedptopwomen’spworkloadpwithi
nphouseholds.pAllpthispispaimedpatpimprovingpnutritionpamongphouse-
pholdspandpcommunitiespandpispinplinepwithpthepUgandapNutritionpActionp
Planp(UNAPp2011–2016).
However,pmalnutritionpremainsponepofpthepmainphealthpandpeconomicpp
roblemspfacingpourpcountrypandphaspnegativepconsequencesponpproduc-
ptivity.pThepproductivityplostpwhenpagriculturepworkersptakeptimepoffptopd
ealpwithpmalnutritionprelatedpillnessesporpdeathspinptheirpfamiliespispenor-
pmous.pForpexample,ptheplosspcausedpbypironpdeficiencypanaemiapinpadult
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