Improving Nutrition for Women and Children through Better Diets (QDBH)
The QDBH project aimed at improving the nutrition situation of pregnant and lactating women and young children through dietary education and the incorporation of bio-fortified orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties in the local farming system and diets.
Objective
QDBH’s objective is to contribute to the reduction of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and improved food security among children and women living in SNNP Region of Ethiopia. For that aim, it works towards four targets:
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Provide 15,000 households with locally adapted, improved orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties with the appropriate technological package for multiplication and retention of planting stock, farming, and storage among rural households;
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Provide nutrition training and education to 15,000 women and 10,000 men belonging to rural households with children under two years of age enlisted in 500 HLCs using a curriculum and tools adapted to local conditions and needs for behavior change;
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Develop the commercialization and processing of OFSP roots reaching 60,000 urban consumers;
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Provide evidence of the effectiveness of QDBH’s approach to encourage its adoption by at least another thirty woredas.
