Understanding Home Garden Interventions In Development And Emergency Settings
HG4RR Webinar Series: November at 14:00 Berlin Time
Guest speaker Pepijn Schreinemachers from the World Vegetable Center will present “School gardens and healthy eating in low-income countries: what does the evidence show?” drawing from examples in Burkina Faso, Bhutan and a pilot project in Nepal. After the presentation there will be a discussion moderated by Dr. Tilman Brück of IGZ.
School gardens have become a widely used approach to influence children’s eating behavior in high- and low-income countries; however, evidence for impact is very limited. This webinar discusses the global evidence and recent studies from Burkina Faso, Bhutan and Nepal. It then zooms in on a school garden pilot in Nepal that also trained parents. The webinar concludes with key lessons learned about implementing school garden programs in low-income countries.
Pepijn is an agricultural economist with the World Vegetable Center, based in Bangkok, Thailand. His work focuses on enabling vegetable innovations to contribute to higher incomes and better nutrition in developing countries. He has particularly studied the impact of home and school gardens, vegetable varieties, and safe vegetable production methods. Before joining World Vegetable Center in 2012, he was with the University of Hohenheim (Germany) from 2006-2012. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Bonn and an MSc in Development Studies from Wageningen University.
