Goal

Reduce the prevalence of stunting in children under five to less than 30% by 2030.

FROM Commitment: Decrease in malnutrition

Government / Benin

Secretariat Permanant du CAN (SP/CAN)

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Health; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of finance; Ministry of Social Protection; Ministry of Development; Ministry in charge of decentralization; Ministry in charge of trade; Association des communes du Bénin; Food and Nutrition Research Institution; Institutions for training agents working in food and nutrition
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): ASCIN; CARE Benin/Togo; Consumer Association
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO, UNFPA
Donor government: World Bank and GIZ
Private sector food business: National Chamber of Agriculture and Professional agricultural organizations
Date made: 31 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Targeted location National - No applicable
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children under 5 years
Targeted population sex All
Primary indicator Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years
Primary indicator baseline 0.32
Primary indicator target 0.27
Duration January, 2021 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Stunting in the Republic of Benin is 32% according to the report of the demographic health survey in 2017.It emerged that about 18% of these children are born with a low birth weight which, in addition to the difficulties of practicing exclusive breastfeeding and food diversification, contributes significantly to the persistence of growth retardation.

So to sustainably reduce stunting, we should focus on the first 270 days of life in order to give all children the chance to be born with a normal nutritional status.

Nutrition Action Classification

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

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