Table 2.

Coalition dimension before the emergence of the National Nutrition Policy

Coalitions		Health sector coalition	Agriculture sector coalition	Education sector coalition
Leader		Ministry of Health	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry	Ministry of Education and Sport
Main objective		Decrease in malnutrition	Food security	Decrease in absenteeism and increase school enrolment rate
Intracoalition transactions	Assets (government)	• Provider of legitimacy on health- and nutrition-related issues • Provider of authorisation to access target-populations	Provider of legitimacy on food security issues	Provider of authorisation to access target-populations
	Expected benefits (government)	Financial and technical support	Financial and technical support	Financial and technical support
	Assets (development partners)	• Funds • Technical expertise	• Funds • Technical expertise	• Funds • Technical expertise
	Expected benefits (development partners)	Fulfilling mandates to address health concerns in the country	Fulfilling mandates to address health concerns in the country	Fulfilling mandates to address health concerns in the country
Intracoalition intangible factors		• Having previous collaborations • Interpersonal relationships	• Having previous collaborations • Interpersonal relationships	• Having previous collaborations • Interpersonal relationships
Intracoalition control		Control by the ministry over the budget	Control by the ministry over the budget	Control by the ministry over the budget