My role is to support the 60 member countries as they pursue their goals to scale up nutrition. I will also provide strategic oversight of the Movement, encouraging coherence and collective accountability for results.  With this, I can influence in strengthening both policy and action in terms of solving malnutrition across the globe. But of course, I would like to focus and give emphasis on our policy and efforts here in the Philippines and the ASEAN region.

With this role of providing strategic oversight and scaling nutrition across the globe, I am championing and anchoring on AGREA’s core programs and best practices. AGREA’s programs such as: The Garden Classroom, Farm School, Women in Agriculture, and Family Farming.  These programmes are holistic in approach and enable us to replicate the one-island economy of AGREA in different locations.

Food is the nexus of everything. Producing good food through sustainable farming practices is a key step in combating malnutrition, as nutrition is based on nutrient-filled food intake. I would also like to give emphasis on the human resources of food and the role mothers in the household, as they are key in ensuring good nutrition practices at homes and communities.

What I find exciting is how AGREA’s core programmes can be evidenced-based models that may be scalable in SUN Movement’s 60 participating countries in order to address malnutrition challenges. I can also positively influence both policy and action on fighting malnutrition, especially here in the Philippines.

To learn more about AGREA and the SUN Movement, please visit agreaph.com and scalingupnutrition.org