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Nutrition-sensitive Water
Management
Guidance for Irrigation Interventions
Claire Chase
August 27th 2019
Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture guidelines do not fully capture
water-related issues
Results Indicators for Nutrition-Sensitive Irrigation and Water
Management Lending Operations
Uganda Irrigation Development and Climate Resilience
Project
➢ Stunting prevalence of 29%
➢ 41% face chronic food shortages
➢ By 2025, number of food-insecure
people 30 million
➢ Less than 1% irrigation potential
➢ Large-scale irrigation with farmer-led sub-component:
- Stabilize and increase yields- Extend production to dry season - Increase diversification- Adoption of productive inputs- Integrated value chain development
Partnerships to scale up investments in nutrition-sensitive
irrigation and water management
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