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Book SynopsisNutrition-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 policy and programme level.
Table of Contentsa: About the Editors b: Contributors c: Contributor Biographies d: Foreword Preface 1: Preface Preface 2: Address on behalf of the 1 billion hungry project Preface 3: Welcome Address Preface 4: Opening Address e: Acknowledgments f: Introduction Part I: Overview 1: Perspective on Nutritional Problems in Developing Countries: Nutrition Security Through Community Agriculture 2: Food Systems and Human Nutrition: Relationships and Policy Interventions Part 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 4: Food-based Approaches for Combating Malnutrition – Lessons Lost? 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 6: Contribution of Homestead Food Production to Improved Household Food Security and Nutritional Status – Lessons Learned from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and the Philippines 7: The Under-estimated Impact of Food-based Interventions 8: The Current Nutritional Status in China 9: Integrating Nutrition into Agricultural and Rural Development Policies: the Brazilian Experience of Building an Innovative Food and Nutrition Security Approach 10: Gender Informed Nutrition and Agriculture (GINA) Alliance and Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Program (NCRSP) 11: Guyana’s Hinterland Community-based School Feeding Program 12: The Impact of School Food Standards on Children’s Eating Habits in England 13: Animal Source Foods as a Food-based Approach to Improve Diet and Nutrition Outcomes 14: Adapting Food-based Strategies to Improve the Nutrition of the Landless: a Review of HKI’s Homestead Food Production Programme in Bangladesh 15: The Growing Connection Project – Mexico Case Study 16: Biofortification: a New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition 17: Medium-scale Fortification: a Sustainable Food-based Approach to Improve Diets and Raise Nutrition Levels 18: Optimized Feeding Recommendations and In-home Fortification to Improve the Iron Status in Infants and Young Children in the Republic of Tajikistan: a Pilot Project 19: Towards Long-term Nutritional Security: the Role of Agriculture in Dietary Diversity 20: Building Nutritional Self-reliance Part III: Contribution of FAO Departments and Divisions 21: Measurement of Dietary Diversity for Monitoring the Impact of Food-based Approaches 22: Nutrition Education and Food Security Interventions to Improve Complementary Feeding in Cambodia 23: Activities of the Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) to Improve Food and Nutrition Security 24: The Role of the Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) in Supporting Crop Diversification for Sustainable Diets and Nutrition 25: Impact of Rural Infrastructures and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) Work for Improving Food and Nutrition Security 26: The Agricultural Development Economics Division of FAO (ESA) Work on Nutrition 27: Towards an Improved Framework for Measuring Undernourishment 28: Gender Dimensions of Food and Nutrition Security: Women’s Roles in Ensuring the Success of Food-based Approaches 29: Food-based Approaches for Improving Diets and Raising Levels of Nutrition: The Fish Story 30: Forestry in Improving Food Security and Nutrition 31: Legal and Institutional Aspects of Food and Nutrition Security 32: Food and Agriculture-based Approaches to Safeguarding Nutrition Before, During and After Emergencies: the Experience of FAO 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 34: Using Information Networks to Promote Improved Nutrition and Rural Development: FAO's Experience of Promoting School Milk Programmes 35: FAO Support to the CAADP Process 36: Selected Findings and Recommendations g: Index
