Improving diets and nutrition [ food-based approaches
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""...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2014/20143140786.pdf |
| 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. 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. It presents best practices for the design, targeting, implementation and evaluation of specific interventions, and improved methodologies for evaluating their efficacy and cost-effectiveness. This book also provides practical lessons for advancing nutrition-sensitive, food-based approaches at policy and program level. |
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| Item Description: | "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security: Food-based Approaches for Improving Diets and Raising Levels of Nutrition. The symposium, organized by the Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy from 7 to 9 December 2010"--Page xxiii |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (lix, 403 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1780642997 9251073198 9781780642994 (e-book) 9781780643809 (e-book) 9789251073193 |