Linking Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Towards Nutrition Security (LANN+) was an approach targeted at the communities that were highly affected by malnutrition. LANN+ was also a multisectoral approach that focused on the linkages between agriculture and nutrition; natural resources and nutrition; WASH and nutrition; income generation, markets and nutrition; as well as nutrition education and nutrition practices. 

The objective of the project was to contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security in a climate-changing context through the adoption of the evidence-based multisectoral LANN+ approach by the government, especially local government, to reduce malnutrition. LIBIRD and Asaman Nepal, with financial support from BMZ/German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and Welthungerhilfe (WHH), scaled up the LANN+ concept in Dhading and Salyan districts of Nepal.

The project was implemented in six rural communities of Dhading and Salyan districts and worked with socially disadvantaged and economically marginalized poor household groups that included women (especially adolescent girls, reproductive age, pregnant and lactating mothers), households with malnourished children, Dalits, and ethnic minorities. The project worked with several intermediary organisations, including Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs), elected local government, lead farmers, local resource persons (LRPs), local CBOs, agricultural advisors, government health workers, etc. Working with various intermediary organisations, it helped strengthen their capacities to participate in the planning process and advocate for the integration of a multisectoral approach for improved food and nutrition security at the local level and to increase their access to agriculture, health, and social protection services. This project also aligned with government policies, programmes, and plans, and worked closely with the federal and provincial Nutrition and Food Security Coordination Committees. 

The project benefited 19,590 people (2,614 men and 14,841 women) and 104 community-based organizations (CBOs). The key achievements of the project include:

• Improved food sufficiency of beneficiary households from 9.51 months to 10.2 months, and 82% (58% in baseline) of the targeted women meeting the minimum dietary requirements in at least five food groups.
• Behavioural changes in 87% of the community members on hygiene and nutrition, such as handwashing at critical times, use of water, and food storage practices, and exclusive breastfeeding.
• A total of 104 CBOs participated in the settlement-level planning process.
• Reduction of acute malnutrition from 4.1% to 3.1% in Dhading and 8.8% to 3.2% in Salyan districts, through the Nutrition Education and Rehabilitation Programme (NERP), capacity building of the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs), and the health professionals.
• Piloted and upscaled participatory learning and action (PLA) sessions on multisectoral LANN+ and farmer field schools (FFSs) on sustainable integrated farming systems (SIFS) for community sensitisation and collective action
• Established Community of Practice (CoP) on LANN+ for collective learning, sharing, and knowledge enhancement on good practices and innovative solutions.
• Integrated wild edible plants into the operation plan of over 50 community forest user groups in Dhading district.