Increase dietary diversity among women of reproductive age

The Government of Ethiopia commits to increase the prevalence of women of reproductive age that meet the minimum dietary diversity from 7% to 50% by 2030 and reduce multiple micronutrient deficiencies among women by half by 2030 by doing the following actions through a multisectoral coordination and partnership with the UN, CSOs, Donors, Academia and private sector;-

I. Government

Action 1: Implement at scale the 24 game-changing solutions in line with the Ethiopia Food Transformation Roadmap.

Action 2: Leverage primary health care systems (scale up enhanced community-based nutrition)

Action 3: Strengthening prenatal nutrition services by Scaling up delivery of the minimum package for maternal and adolescent nutrition

Action 4: Implement and strengthen social safety net programs,

Action 5: promote triple WASH investments

Action 6: Foster sustainable local food solutions, strengthen value chains for nutritious foods.

Action 7: Include national and sub-national targets to reduce all forms of malnutrition among women

Action 8: allocate proportionate domestic and external resources;

II. Civil Society

Action 1: Advocate with governments and influential leaders

Action 2: Track investments and monitor the actions of governments, partners, and donors towards improving women's nutrition.

III. United Nations family

Action 1: Elevate women's nutrition as a requirement for achieving national nutrition targets.

Action 2: Strengthen the capacity of national and local governments and other partners

Action 3: Co-invest in nutritious foods production initiatives,

Action 4: Foster collaboration among stakeholders and address women nutrition.

Action 5: Balance investments across HDP and climate action

V. Private Sectors

Action 1: Invest in the manufacture and promotion of nutritious, safe, affordable, and sustainable foods

Action 2: Supporting programs that address the root causes of child food poverty,

Action 3: enhance public-private partnerships

VI. Academia

Action 1: Harness data and generate evidence and learning in development settings and humanitarian setting accountability for adolescent girls and women.

Action 2: Identify context-specific barriers and enablers to nutritious and diverse diets across the food, health, and social protection systems in specific contexts.

Action 3: Advance context-relevant innovations that enable multi-system actions to improve the delivery of nutrition services among women before and during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

VII. Community

Action 1: Establish community gardens to grow fresh, nutritious produce for local consumption.

Action 2: Build strong community networks to address the social and economic factors that contribute to maternal malnutrition.

Action 3: Empower women and marginalized groups to participate in decision-making processes related to food security and nutrition.