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Consultancy, Research & Other
Training Programmes
Food and Nutrition Security In-Service Training for Front Line
Workers The Natural Resources College in collaboration with Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) with support from the United Nations
Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) is organizing four; two week long Food and Nutrition Security in-service
training sessions for the frontline extension workers from the following
sectors: ·
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ·
Ministry of Health ·
Ministry of Gender and Community Development The in-service training will benefit 120 participants from the
districts of Lilongwe, Mangochi, Nkhatabay Neno and Mwanza based on the high
prevalence of chronic malnutrition. In particular, the selected are among
districts that have Traditional Authorities with chronic malnutrition levels
of greater than 50% using the 2009 Micronutrient Survey Report. The goal of the in-service training is to equip extension
workers with knowledge and skills to promote interventions for prevention and
management of malnutrition at grass root level in Malawi. By Gabriella Chiutsi-Chapota |
