The success of the pilot program on the inclusion of fish in supplementary nutrition in the State Nutrition Strategy promises positive nutrition scenarios in Odisha (India)
Published on: April 22, 2022, Submitted by Megi Cullhaj on: April 19, 2022, Reporting year: 2021
Sustainable Development Goals Contribution
The feedback and acceptance received from the community on the inclusion of dried fish-based products in supplementary nutrition, confirmed the potential for its adoption and scalding to improve nutrition outcomes.
Tribal villages (Sagunibasa village and Bhalubasa village) to consult with Anganwadi Centre Workers and village members on best ways (culturally and logistically) to incorporate fish into the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (hot midday meals for children 3-6 years and take home rations for pregnant/lactating women and adolescent girls). Photo taken by Lydia O'Meara and Baishnaba Ratha.
With a common goal of enhancing the nutritional outcomes from aquatic foods and to assist in accelerating progress on reducing malnutrition in hard-to-reach tribal communities, USAID and WorldFish along with other partner organizations such as Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT) collaborated with the Women and Child Development Department and Mission Shakti (WCD & MS) of the government of Odisha to pilot the inclusion of small fish and fish-based products in the supplementary nutrition program.
Subsequently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by WorldFish and WCD & MS on 10th November 2020 on the inclusion of small fish powder in hot cooked meal for 3-6-year-old children and dried small fish for pregnant and lactating Women and 14-18-year-old adolescent girls. Based on an approved Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the pilot has been implemented in 50 Anganwadi Centers of Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district during 2021. Based on feedback and acceptance received from the community, as well as enhanced understanding on nutritional outcomes from aquatic foods congregated from the pilot, this nutrition-sensitive approach can be adopted and scaled to ameliorate the nutrition scenarios across Odisha.
Disaggregates for Sphere of Influence
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2.1.2 - Increased access to diverse nutrient-rich foods
Focus
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Gender: 2 - Principal objective
Specific Disaggregates for this Policy Indicator
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Policy/Investment Type: Policy or Strategy
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Whose policy is fixed? Public Sector
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Stage of Maturity: Stage 2 - Policy/Law etc. Enacted
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Acknowledgement
This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) led by WorldFish. The program is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund. Funding support for this work was provided by the USAID as part of the Scaling nutrition-sensitive fisheries technologies and integrated approaches through partnership in Odisha project.
For more details , please contact the project manager Baishnaba Charan Ratha at b.ratha@cgiar.org
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