Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India
Abstract Background An ongoing action research nutrition literacy programme based on Freire’s approach of raising critical consciousness through the use of dialogue as a pedagogic tool is being implemented as part of a nutrition sensitive agricultural intervention in tribal Odisha. One hundred and e...
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| description | Abstract Background An ongoing action research nutrition literacy programme based on Freire’s approach of raising critical consciousness through the use of dialogue as a pedagogic tool is being implemented as part of a nutrition sensitive agricultural intervention in tribal Odisha. One hundred and eight adults, referred to as Community Hunger Fighters (CHFs) underwent two modules of a residential training programme of two and a half days each, spread over two months. Through discussion they explored the reasons behind the lack of diversity in their daily diets and identified the social, economic and cultural barriers to food intake in the context of their own poverty. They undertook collective exercises in nutrition sensitive agricultural planning. The transformative behaviour of the CHFs was captured through observation, interviews and focus group discussion with a set of qualitative indicators. Results The methodology of dialogue as a pedagogic tool generated a discussion about food security among the community. CHFs identified key messages and shared them with fellow villagers in imaginative ways. The process of critical reflection and analysis helped understand gender disparities, the bottlenecks in food production, brought in life style changes to improve food intake and created a demand for technical training for improving agricultural productivity. Thirty eight had started a nutri-garden and several took on leadership roles on other issues of importance besides food security. Conclusion Dialogue as a pedagogic tool for nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme has the potential to facilitate a process of critical reflection on the socio cultural and economic barriers to food production and consumption thereby leading to transformative action. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-545dfd66af474809875ebdb567c242002025-02-03T02:00:42ZengCABICABI Agriculture and Bioscience2662-40442022-05-013111610.1186/s43170-022-00090-xDialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, IndiaRama Narayanan0Akshaya Kumar Panda1D. J. Nithya2R. V. Bhavani3Independent Consultant, Community NutritionM S Swaminathan Research FoundationM S Swaminathan Research FoundationConsultant, FAOAbstract Background An ongoing action research nutrition literacy programme based on Freire’s approach of raising critical consciousness through the use of dialogue as a pedagogic tool is being implemented as part of a nutrition sensitive agricultural intervention in tribal Odisha. One hundred and eight adults, referred to as Community Hunger Fighters (CHFs) underwent two modules of a residential training programme of two and a half days each, spread over two months. Through discussion they explored the reasons behind the lack of diversity in their daily diets and identified the social, economic and cultural barriers to food intake in the context of their own poverty. They undertook collective exercises in nutrition sensitive agricultural planning. The transformative behaviour of the CHFs was captured through observation, interviews and focus group discussion with a set of qualitative indicators. Results The methodology of dialogue as a pedagogic tool generated a discussion about food security among the community. CHFs identified key messages and shared them with fellow villagers in imaginative ways. The process of critical reflection and analysis helped understand gender disparities, the bottlenecks in food production, brought in life style changes to improve food intake and created a demand for technical training for improving agricultural productivity. Thirty eight had started a nutri-garden and several took on leadership roles on other issues of importance besides food security. Conclusion Dialogue as a pedagogic tool for nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme has the potential to facilitate a process of critical reflection on the socio cultural and economic barriers to food production and consumption thereby leading to transformative action.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00090-xNutrition literacyDialogueNutrition sensitive agricultureBehaviour change |
| spellingShingle | Rama Narayanan Akshaya Kumar Panda D. J. Nithya R. V. Bhavani Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India CABI Agriculture and Bioscience Nutrition literacy Dialogue Nutrition sensitive agriculture Behaviour change |
| title | Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India |
| title_full | Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India |
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| title_short | Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India |
| title_sort | dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in odisha india |
| topic | Nutrition literacy Dialogue Nutrition sensitive agriculture Behaviour change |
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