| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
pt. I OVERVIEW -- 1. Perspective on Nutritional Problems in Developing Countries: Nutrition Security through Community Agriculture / Michael C. Latham -- 2. Food Systems and Human Nutrition: Relationships and Policy Interventions / Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- pt. II POLICY AND PROGRAMME EXPERIENCES -- 3. Enhancing the Performance of Food-based Strategies to Improve Micronutrient Status and Associated Health Outcomes in Young Children from Poor-resource Households in Low-income Countries: Challenges and Solutions / Rosalind S. Gibson -- 4. Food-based Approaches for Combating Malnutrition -- Lessons Lost? / Ted Greiner -- 5. Critical Issues to Consider in the Selection of Crops in a Food-based Approach to Improve Vitamin A Status -- Based on a South African Experience / Paul J. van Jaarsveld |
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6. Contribution of Homestead Food Production to Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition Status -- Lessons Learned from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and the Philippines / Victoria Quinn -- 7. The Underestimated Impact of Food-based Interventions / Ian Darnton-Hill -- 8. The Current Nutritional Status in China / Chunming Chen -- 9. Integrating Nutrition into Agricultural and Rural Development Policies: The Brazilian Experience of Building an Innovative Food and Nutrition Security Approach / Renato Maluf -- 10. The Gender Informed Nutrition and Agriculture (GINA) Alliance and the Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Program (NCRSP) / Cheryl Jackson Lewis -- 11. Guyana's Hinterland Community-based School Feeding Program (SFP) / Christian Borja-Vega -- 12. The Impact of School Food Standards on Children's Eating Habits in England / Jo Pearce -- 13. Animal Source Foods as a Food-based Approach to Improve Diet and Nutrition Outcomes / Natalie Drorbaugh |
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14. Adapting Food-based Strategies to Improve the Nutrition of the Landless: A Review of HKI's Homestead Food Production Program in Bangladesh / Jillian L. Waid -- 15. The Growing Connection Project -- With a Mexico Case Study / Margarita Alvarez Oyarzabal -- 16. Biofortification: A New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition / Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer -- 17. Medium-scale Fortification: A Sustainable Food-based Approach to Improve Diets and Raise Nutrition Levels / A. Carolyn MacDonald -- 18. Optimized Feeding Recommendations and In-home Fortification to Improve Iron Status in Infants and Young Children in the Republic of Tajikistan: A Pilot Project / Santino Severoni -- 19. Towards Long-term Nutrition Security: The Role of Agriculture in Dietary Diversity / Janice Meerman -- 20. Building Nutritional Self-reliance / George Kent -- pt. III CONTRIBUTIONS OF FAO DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS |
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21. Measurement of Dietary Diversity for Monitoring the Impact of Food-based Approaches / Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN), Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AG) -- 22. Nutrition Education and Food Security Interventions to Improve Complementary Feeding in Cambodia / Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN), Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AG) -- 23. Activities of the Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) of FAO to Improve Food and Nutrition Security / Animal Production and Health Division (AGA), Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AG) -- 24. The Role of the Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) of FAO in Supporting Crop Diversification for Sustainable Diets and Nutrition / Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP), Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AG) |
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25. Impact of the Work of the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) of FAO on Improving Food and Nutrition Security / Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS), Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AG) -- 26. Work of the Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) of FAO on Nutrition / Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA), Economic and Social Development Department (ES) -- 27. Towards an Improved Framework for Measuring Undernourishment / Statistics Division (ESS), Economic and Social Development Department (ES) -- 28. Gender Dimensions of Food and Nutrition Security: Women's Roles in Ensuring the Success of Food-based Approaches / Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division (ESW), Economic and Social Development Department (ES) -- 29. Food-based Approaches for Improving Diets and Raising Levels of Nutrition: The Fish Story / Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI) |
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30. Forestry in Improving Food Security and Nutrition / Forestry Department (FO) -- 31. Legal and Institutional Aspects of Food and Nutrition Security / Development Law Service, Legal Office (LEG) -- 32. Food and Agriculture-based Approaches to Safeguarding Nutrition Before, During and After Emergencies: The Experience of FAO / Emergency and Rehabilitation Division (TCE), Technical Cooperation Department (TC) -- 33. Lessons from Support Given to the Implementation of Food Security Programmes in Over 100 Countries: The Feasibility of Integrated Food and Nutrition Security (F & NS) Approaches / Policy and Programme Development Support Division (TCS), Technical Cooperation Department (TC) -- 34. Using Information Networks to Promote Improved Nutrition and Rural Development: FAO's Experience of Promoting School Milk Programmes / Policy and Programme Development Support Division (TCS), Technical Cooperation Department (TC) |
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5. FAO Support to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Process / Regional Office for Africa and Investment Centre Division, Technical Cooperation Department -- pt. IV CONCLUSION -- 36. Selected Findings and Recommendations from the Symposium / Leslie Amoroso |
| Summary |
Nutrition-sensitive, food-based approaches towards hunger and malnutrition are effective, sustainable and long-term solutions. This book discusses the policy, strategic, methodological, technical and programmatic issues associated with such approaches, proposes ""best practices"" for the design, targeting, implementation and evaluation of specific nutrition-sensitive, food-based interventions and for improved methodologies for evaluating their efficacy and cost-effectiveness, and provides practical lessons for advancing nutrition-sensitive food-based approaches for improving nutrition at polic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record version |
| Subject |
Malnutrition -- Developing countries
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Malnutrition -- Prevention
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Nutrition -- Developing countries
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Nutrition policy -- Developing countries
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Diet.
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Ingestion.
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Diet in disease.
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Food.
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Nutrition policy.
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Nutrition.
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Malnutrition -- prevention & control
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Developing Countries
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Diet
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Food
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Nutrition Policy
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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diet.
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food.
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Access.
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Agriculture.
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Diets.
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Disease prevention.
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Food policy.
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Food preservation.
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Food processing.
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Food quality.
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Food security.
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Food storage.
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Foods.
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Health education.
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Human diseases.
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Malnutrition.
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Nutrient deficiencies.
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Nutrition.
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Nutrition education.
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Nutrition policy.
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Nutritional intervention.
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Ingestion
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Food
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Diet in disease
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Diet
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Malnutrition
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Malnutrition -- Prevention
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Nutrition
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Nutrition policy
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thompson, Brian, 1953- editor.
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Amoroso, Leslie, 1977- editor.
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| ISBN |
9789251073193 |
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9251073198 |
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9781780643809 |
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1780643802 |
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9781789244113 |
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1789244110 |
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