IFEJIMALU, A. C.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY NDUFU ALIKE, IKWO, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA.
ONUOHA, C. U.
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO, EBONYI STATE2.
IGWE, A. A.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO, EBONYI STATE.
Abstract.
In order to deal with malnutrition, individuals need access to sufficient, safe and good quality food. Focusing solely on food security is unlikely to solve global malnutrition. In order to avoid a crushing economic and social burden in the next 15 to 20 years, there is need for countries to educate their people about eating the right foods and not just about eating more or less food. People need to know what constitutes a healthy diet and how to make good food choices. Nutrition education contributes to all the pillars of food and nutrition security. It is also concerned with whatever influences food consumption and dietary practices: food habits and food purchasing, food preparation, food safety and environmental conditions. Nutrition education is an essential vehicle for establishing food rights. Integrating nutrition education with agriculture will help to meet outcome goals of improved child nutritional status and dietary diversity of target populations.
Key words: Malnutrition, food security, nutrition education, agriculture.
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