IFNA

🍅NFA App field test in Kasama, Zambia, 31 Oct-1 Nov 2024🇿🇲

IFNA Secretariat together with JICA and AUDA-NEPAD has developed a Nutrient Focused Approach (NFA) Application and tested it on the ground for the feasibility of the App.

IFNA mission team visited Senga Hill district in Kasama province in the northern part of Zambia.
The mission team introduced the NFA App and its purpose to the district nutrition officers and farmers to identify the nutrient gaps in the diets of families and to improve their nutrition through advising the local nutritious food crops to be consumed to fill in the households' requirements.

For preparing the user test, the mission team visited a local market in Senga Hill to know the local food items, took food pictures and measured the portion size.
The mission members also trained the district nutrition officers on the use of the App and on the surveys to collect data to input in the App. The nutrition officers conducted the dietary survey with some local households using 24-hour recall to understand their dietary habits.
The mission team also visited the farm which was supported by a JICA’s technical cooperation project.
Some challenges were found through the field test and IFNA team will continue to work on the App to be ready for the launch next year.