Improving Diets and Nutrition: Food-based Approaches (co-published with The Food and Agruiculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO))

This book is composed of 35 papers presented at the 2010 International Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The symposium aimed to document evidence that demonstrates the impact, effectiveness and sustainability of food-based approaches for improving diets and raising levels of nutrition, in order to achieve food and nutrition security. The papers were contributed by world-renowned international experts as well as FAO's Departments and Divisions on the linkages between nutrition and agriculture and on nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food-based approaches. The papers are arranged around the following topics: (i) initiatives to expand the availability and accessibility of plant and animal food in adequate quality and quantity; (ii) changes of food habits and choices towards more diverse and nutritious diets; (iii) food processing, preservation and storage at household and community level; (iv) improved nutrition education and health service delivery; and (v) capacity building at community, national and regional levels for improving food and nutrition security and addressing specific nutrient deficiencies. This book is divided into 4 parts. Part I features an overview of nutritional problems in Developing Countries and nutrition security through community agriculture, as well as a review of relationships between, and policy interventions for, food systems and human nutrition. Part II features papers on policy and programme experience, while Part III includes the contributions of the FAO departments and divisions. The last part presents the conclusion, and includes selected findings and recommendations from the symposium. These proceedings are a useful resource for decision and policy makers, programme planners and implementers, and health workers, all of which work to combat hunger and malnutrition. Likewise, they will have appeal for professionals in the field of food security, nutrition, public health, horticulture, agronomy, animal science, food marketing, information, education, communication, food technology and development. Available In Print 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. 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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) -- 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) -- 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) -- 35.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. Edited By Brian Thompson And Leslie Amoroso. 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. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Chapter: 1 (Page no: 1) Perspective on nutritional problems in developing countries: nutrition security through community agriculture. Author(s): Latham, M. C. Chapter: 2 (Page no: 8) Food systems and human nutrition: relationships and policy interventions. Author(s): Pinstrup-Andersen, P. Chapter: 3 (Page no: 19) 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. Author(s): Gibson, R. S. Chapter: 4 (Page no: 32) Food-based approaches for combating malnutrition - lessons lost? Author(s): Greiner, T. Chapter: 5 (Page no: 45) 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. Author(s): Faber, M. Laurie, S. M. Jaarsveld, P. J. van Chapter: 6 (Page no: 58) Contribution of homestead food production to improved household food security and nutrition status - lessons learned from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and the Philippines. Author(s): Talukder, A. Osei, A. K. Haselow, N. J. Kroeun, H. Amin Uddin Quinn, V. Chapter: 7 (Page no: 74) The underestimated impact of food-based interventions. Author(s): Darnton-Hill, I. Chapter: 8 (Page no: 89) The current nutritional status in China. Author(s): Chen ChunMing Chapter: 9 (Page no: 101) Integrating nutrition into agricultural and rural development policies: the Brazilian experience of building an innovative food and nutrition security approach. Author(s): Burlandy, L. Rocha, C. Maluf, R. Chapter: 10 (Page no: 113) The Gender Informed Nutrition and Agriculture (GINA) alliance and the Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Program (NCRSP). Author(s): Lewis, C. J. Chapter: 11 (Page no: 124) Guyana's Hinterland Community-based School Feeding Program (SFP). Author(s): Ismail, S. J. Jarvis, E. A. Borja-Vega, C. Chapter: 12 (Page no: 137) The impact of school food standards on children's eating habits in England. Author(s): Nelson, M. Nicholas, J. Haroun, D. Harper, C. Wood, L. Storey, C. Pearce, J. Chapter: 13 (Page no: 157) Animal source foods as a food-based approach to improve diet and nutrition outcomes. Author(s): Neumann, C. G. Bwibo, N. O. Gewa, C. A. Drorbaugh, N. Chapter: 14 (Page no: 173) Adapting food-based strategies to improve the nutrition of the landless: a review of HKI's homestead food production program in Bangladesh. Author(s): Hillenbrand, E. P. Waid, J. L. Chapter: 15 (Page no: 194) The growing connection project - with a Mexico case study. Author(s): Patterson, B. Álvarez Oyarzábal, M. Chapter: 16 (Page no: 202) Biofortification: a new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. Author(s): Bouis, H. E. Hotz, C. McClafferty, B. Meenakshi, J. V. Pfeiffer, W. H. Chapter: 17 (Page no: 216) Medium-scale fortification: a sustainable food-based approach to improve diets and raise nutrition levels. Author(s): Yiannakis, M. E. Girard, A. W. MacDonald, A. C. Chapter: 18 (Page no: 230) Optimized feeding recommendations and in-home fortification to improve iron status in infants and young children in the Republic of Tajikistan: a pilot project. Author(s): Adrianopoli, M. D'Acapito, P. Ferrari, M. Mistura, L. Toti, E. Maiani, G. Truebswasser, U. Boymatova, K. Severoni, S. Chapter: 19 (Page no: 246) Towards long-term nutrition security: the role of agriculture in dietary diversity. Author(s): Thompson, B. Meerman, J. Chapter: 20 (Page no: 268) Building nutritional self-reliance. Author(s): Kent, G. Chapter: 21 (Page no: 284) Measurement of dietary diversity for monitoring the impact of food-based approaches. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 22 (Page no: 291) Nutrition education and food security interventions to improve complementary feeding in Cambodia. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 23 (Page no: 300) Activities of the Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) of FAO to improve food and nutrition security. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 24 (Page no: 305) The role of the Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) of FAO in supporting crop diversification for sustainable diets and nutrition. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 25 (Page no: 311) Impact of the work of the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) of FAO on improving food and nutrition security. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 26 (Page no: 320) Work of the Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) of FAO on nutrition. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 27 (Page no: 325) Towards an improved framework for measuring undernourishment. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 28 (Page no: 328) Gender dimensions of food and nutrition security: women's roles in ensuring the success of foodbased approaches. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 29 (Page no: 335) Food-based approaches for improving diets and raising levels of nutrition: the fish story. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 30 (Page no: 343) Forestry in improving food security and nutrition. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 31 (Page no: 351) Legal and institutional aspects of food and nutrition security. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 32 (Page no: 356) Food and agriculture-based approaches to safeguarding nutrition before, during and after emergencies: the experience of FAO. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 33 (Page no: 362) 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. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 34 (Page no: 371) Using information networks to promote improved nutrition and rural development: FAO's experience of promoting school milk programmes. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 35 (Page no: 374) FAO support to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Chapter: 36 (Page no: 381) Selected findings and recommendations from the symposium. Author(s): Thompson, B. Amoroso, L. Perspective on nutritional problems in developing countries: nutrition security through community agriculture. -- Michael C. Latham. 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. The underestimated impact of food-based interventions -- Ian Darnton-Hill. Integrating nutrition into agricultural and rural development policies: the Brazilian experience of building an innovative food and nutrition security approach -- Luciene Burlandy, Cecilia Rocha a. Renato Maluf. Adapting food-based strategies to improve the nutrition of the landless: a review of HKI's homestead food production program in Bangladesh -- Emily P. Hillenbrand a. Jillian L. Waid. Optimized feeding recommendations and in-home fortification to improve iron status in infants and young children in the Republic of Tajikistan: a pilot project -- Marina Adrianopuli [et al.]. Measurement of dietary diversity for monitoring the impact of food-based approaches -- Nutrition a. consumer protection div., Agriculture a. consumer protection dep. Nutrition education and food security interventions to improve complementary feeding in Cambodia -- Nutrition a. consumer protection div., Agriculture a. consumer protection dep. Gender dimensions of food and nutrition security: women's roles in ensuring the success of food-based approaches -- Gender, equity a. rural employment div., Econ. a. social development dep. Food and agriculture-based approaches to safeguarding nutrition before, during and after emergencies: the experience of FAO-- Emergency a. rehabilitationdiv., Techn. coop. dep. 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