The challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in evidence-informed decision making in Africa

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dc.creatorHoldsworth, Michelle
dc.creatorAryeetey, Richard N. O.
dc.creatorJerling, Johann
dc.creatorTaljaard, Christine
dc.creatorNago, Eunice
dc.creatorColecraft, Esi
dc.creatorLachat, Carl
dc.creatorKolsteren, Patrick
dc.creatorHailu, Tesfaye
dc.creatorVerstraeten, Roosmarijn
dc.date2016-10-17
dc.date2024-06-21T09:24:33Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:24:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:14:35Z
dc.descriptionThis chapter explores how evidence-informed decision making related to nutrition can be enhanced in Africa. It highlights the opportunities evidence presents to contribute more effectively to addressing the nutritional challenges on the continent by drawing on lessons learned so far about evidence-informed decision making in Africa. Hence, it is imperative that countries design policies and programs that will not only enable them to sustain and accelerate the current recovery process but also generate high economic growth that is inclusive and creates significant employment opportunities in order to lift millions out of poverty. Africa’s ability to sustain and accelerate its current growth will be determined by the effectiveness of its response to the challenges and opportunities it faces resulting from a deepening globalization, a rapid pace of urbanization, a rising middle class, a growing young population, rapidly transforming food systems, a changing climate, and more volatile global food and energy prices.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148386
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/98663
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295933
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHoldsworth, Michelle; Aryeetey, Richard N. O.; Jerling, Johann; Taljaard, Christine; Nago, Eunice; Colecraft, Esi; Lachat, Carl; Kolsteren, Patrick; Hailu, Tesfaye; and Verstraeten, Roosmarijn. 2016. The challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in evidence-informed decision making in Africa. In Achieving a nutrition revolution for Africa: The road to healthier diets and optimal nutrition. Covic, Namukolo and Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Eds.). Chapter 9. Pp. 115-129. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295933_09.
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectmycotoxins
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectundernutrition
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectagricultural growth
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectindicators
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectevaluation
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectaflatoxins
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleThe challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in evidence-informed decision making in Africa
dc.typeBook Chapter

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