Agrobiodiversity, School Gardens and Healthy Diets: Promoting Biodiversity, Food and Sustainable Nutrition - Agrobiodiversity, School Gardens and Healthy Diets: Promoting Biodiversity, Food and Sustainable Nut -

SCHOOL GARDENS: Multiple functions and multiple outcomes School gardens: a short history The multiple benefits of school gardens Development of agricultural and livelihood skills including knowledge of sustainable food systems Nutrition and the role of school gardens in complementing school feeding Promotion of healthy diets and healthy eating habits by influencing behaviours Conservation and sustainable use of local agrobiodiversity School gardens to increase awareness of climate change Enhancing academic skills and learning aptitude and academic performance Other benefits of school gardens Key issues for the future of school garden Book structure Acknowledgement Notes References SCHOOLS AS A SYSTEM TO IMPROVE NUTRITION Human rights: rights of the child, right to adequate food, and right to health. Steps towards a healthy school environment School meals and social protection Home-grown school feeding Food and nutrition education in schools Agents of change Benefits and costs of school-based nutrition interventions Concluding remarks References STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATING FOOD AND NUTRITION IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM Methodology Main Findings Health and nutrition problems among schoolchildren Strategies in nutrition education Curriculum approach School gardening Technology/Web-based approach Parental involvement School feeding programmes Challenges References LINKING SCHOOL GARDENS, SCHOOL FEEDING, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES Action research methodology The integrated school nutrition model BIG approach Supplementary feeding with iron-fortified rice and indigenous vegetables Nutrition education for children and their parents Research results and outcomes Mechanisms to enhance integration of components School garden - school feeding link School garden - education link Nutrition education - school feeding link Outcomes Improvement in soil quality in school gardens Diversification of school gardens and conservation of indigenous vegetables Improvement in the nutrition status of undernourished children Improved use of gardens for learning and sharing nutrition and environment information Conclusion Acknowledgements References SCHOOL GARDENS IN NEPAL: Design, piloting, and scaling School garden design School selection School garden components Training and follow-up Piloting Pilots in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts Pilot in Sindhupalchok district Challenges encountered Lessons learnt Scaling up Conclusion Acknowledgements References TREES NURTURE NUTRITION: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens Food and agriculture systems for better nutrition and health The role of agroforestry for diversified production, diets and improved health Nutritional contributions of tree foods How to fill harvest and nutrient 'gaps' through locally available species: an insight to the development of Food Tree and Crop Portfolios Training, education and practical 'hands-on' agricultural activities in school gardens as an important entry point for leveraging production diversity to consumption diversity Planting seeds for nutrition: the application of the Food Tree and Crop Portfolios in school gardens - a case study from Machakos and Laikipia Counties, Kenya Conclusion Notes References THE ROLE OF SCHOOL GARDENS AS CONSERVATION NETWORKS FOR TREE GENETIC RESOURCES Linking appreciation of trees to better diets, livelihoods, and learning Role for enhancing connectivity with home gardens and other reserves of forest genetic resources Conclusion and way forward Notes References THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL GARDENS ON NUTRITION OUTCOMES IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES Current evidence for school garden programmes Results of three recent experimental studies for low-income countries Research design and data collection Intervention designs Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN SUSTAINING THE NUTRITIONAL GAINS FROM SCHOOL-PLUS-HOME GARDENS PROJECT AND SCHOOL- BASED FEEDING PROGRAMMES IN THE PHILIPPINES: The case of the Province of Laguna Overview of the School Plus Home Gardens Project (S+HGP)Profile of families of undernourished students Strategies to engage and sustain parents' participation Participatory development approaches Stepwise capacity building of key stakeholders Building on existing parent-teacher associations (PTA)Extension services and supporting policies from government units Contests, awards, and recognition Project accomplishments in improving children's access to food and nutrition Nutritional gains among undernourished children Expanded coverage of the SBFP Extending school gardening to home gardening School savings and income generation Educational aspects of school gardens Project outcomes enhanced by parent engagement in S+HGP Assured supply of nutritious vegetables from the school and home gardens Diet diversity through garden diversity Reduced number of repeaters in the school feeding programme Improving children's consumption of vegetables Benefits realized and challenges encountered Conclusions Acknowledgements Note References SCALING UP THE INTEGRATED SCHOOL NUTRITION MODEL IN THE PHILIPPINES: Experiences and lessons learned Background Understanding the concepts of scaling Scaling up defined Implementing at scale What to scale?How to scale? The multi-scalar approach to scaling Learning about scaling up Strategies, methods and lessons Enabling environment at the national and sub-national level is necessary for scaling up LSs: focal point for horizontal scaling The role of crop museums Multi-level capacity-building programme for school programme implementers Generating evidence for influencing policies Broad-based partnership for school nutrition Fostering better information and resource sharing through dialogue platforms Advocacy and dissemination via multiple platforms The role of media Use of social media as platforms for information sharing Results achieved at the sub-national and national level Wide-scale adoption of innovations Collaboration and resource-sharing Increased investment on school nutrition Institutionalization of the model Improvement in nutritional status Conclusion Acknowledgements Note References CASE STUDY 1. THE STEPHANIE ALEXANDER KITCHEN GARDEN FOUNDATION PROGRAM CASE STUDY 2. REVIVING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN HAWAII CASE STUDY 3. FOOD PLANT SOLUTIONS: School gardens in Vietnam CASE STUDY 4. PRESERVING LOCAL CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GIRLS IN THE MOROCCAN HIGH ATLAS CASE STUDY 5. LEARNING GARDENS CULTIVATING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING - STORIES FROM AUSTRALIA CASE STUDY 6. AFRICAN LEAFY VEGETABLES GO BACK TO SCHOOL: Farm to school networks embrace biodiversity for food and nutrition in Kenya CASE STUDY 7. GROW TO LEARN - LEARNING GARDENS FOR SYRIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN LEBANON CASE STUDY 8. SCHOOL GARDENS (MARA): Today's learning spaces for Maori CASE STUDY 9. INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND MINDSET CHANGE THROUGH SCHOOL GARDENS AMONG INDIGENOUS CHILDREN IN MEGHALAYA, NORTH EAST INDIA CASE STUDY 10. LABORATORIOS PARA LA VIDA: Action research for agroecological scaling through food- and garden-based education CASE STUDY 11. AGROBIODIVERSITY EDUCATION: The inclusion of agrobiodiversity in primary school curricula in Xiengkhouang Province, the Lao People's Democratic Republic CASE STUDY 12. KATAKIN KOMMAN JIKIN KALLIB ILO IIKUUL - REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS SCHOOL LEARNING GARDEN PROGRAM CASE STUDY 13. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE CASE STUDY 14. SLOW FOOD 10,000 GARDENS - CULTIVATING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA CASE STUDY 15. THE INTEGRATION OF FOOD BIODIVERSITY IN SCHOOL CURRICULA THROUGH SCHOOL GARDENS AND GASTRONOMY IN BRAZIL