BIDANI Network Program

BIDANI Network Program The official page of the Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI) Network Program.

The BIDANI Network Program is a comprehensive nutrition-in-development strategy emphasizing the need to mainstream improving the nutrition of Filipinos towards achieving sustainable development.

01/12/2025
🌟Congratulations to our Ka-BIDANI! 🌟As we celebrate the 51st Founding Anniversary of the UPLB College of Human Ecology, ...
28/11/2025

🌟Congratulations to our Ka-BIDANI! 🌟

As we celebrate the 51st Founding Anniversary of the UPLB College of Human Ecology, we proudly honor two exemplary personnel of the BIDANI Network Program who were recognized as the College’s Outstanding Extension Personnel:

🏆 Clarissa B. Juanico, RND, PHD – Program Leader and National Coordinator, BIDANI Network Program

🏆 King Niño B. Manzano – University Extension Associate II, BIDANI Network Program

Your dedication, service, and commitment to community empowerment and nutrition-in-development continue to inspire us. Thank you for championing the mission of BIDANI across our partner communities and SUCs! 💚✨

28/11/2025
28/11/2025
26/11/2025
⭐️ November 22, 2025, last day of CMU’s Training of Trainers and Technical Backstopping on BIDANI, culminated with the S...
25/11/2025

⭐️ November 22, 2025, last day of CMU’s Training of Trainers and Technical Backstopping on BIDANI, culminated with the Situational Analysis workshop, where participants applied their learning using case community information that can be generated through the BMIS web-app. ⭐️

The session closed with statements of commitment, as participants shared how they will integrate BMIS into their work to strengthen nutrition-sensitive development planning in their barangays.

Another meaningful step forward in empowering local leaders for evidence-based development. 🌱📊

24/11/2025
✨Day 2 of Central Mindanao University’s Training of Trainers and Technical Backstopping on BIDANI Implementation pushed...
22/11/2025

✨Day 2 of Central Mindanao University’s Training of Trainers and Technical Backstopping on BIDANI Implementation pushed participants further into hands-on learning as the CMU - University Extension Office, led a full day of data-driven capacity building.✨

From the BMIS overview to in-depth sessions on the BMIS Family Data Sheet and Needs Assessment workshop, participants learned how to identify and analyze community needs from BMIS data, which are essential for nutrition-sensitive planning.

With guidance from UPLB-BIDANI Network Program resource persons, the team strengthened their skills in organizing, encoding, and analyzing barangay information— crucial steps toward empowering local development planning. 📊🌱

21/11/2025
The CMU Office of Extension successfully kicked off Day 1 of the Training of Trainers and Technical Backstopping on BIDA...
20/11/2025

The CMU Office of Extension successfully kicked off Day 1 of the Training of Trainers and Technical Backstopping on BIDANI Implementation yesterday, November 20, 2025.

Held at the Office of the President and joined by UPLB BIDANI Network Program as resource persons, the sessions oriented participants on the BIDANI strategy, the mandates of SUCs and LGUs, and the role of SUCs in advancing nutrition-in-development. CMU-BIDANI also shared their experiences, setting the tone for deeper learning in the next sessions.

A strong start toward building CMU-BIDANI’s capability to champion nutrition-centered, data-driven barangay development. 🌱✨

19/11/2025

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The Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI) is a comprehensive nutrition-in-development strategy emphasizing the need to mainstream improving the nutrition of Filipinos towards achieving rural development.

BIDANI traces its roots in the Nutrition Improvement Model (NIM) formulated in 1978 by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). It was an action research program funded by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), German World Hunger Assistance Program, National Nutrition Council (NNC), and the then National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA). Starting with six rural barangays with varying agro-ecological settings in five municipalities and one city in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas, it then expanded to 12 more barangays in 1980, and an additional 50 barangays in 11 east Laguna towns in 1984.

In 1984, the NIM evolved into BIDANI. The following year, 1985, BIDANI as a network program composed of various state colleges and universities (SUCs) across the Philippines was established. Starting with five SUCs that were trained to replicate the BIDANI strategy through research and project activities, the network kickstarted with funding support from the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). These two agencies funded the program from 1986 to 1989.