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  'The rich are just like us only richer?: poverty functions or consumption functions?

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1995

  The concept of a poverty function is introduced, modelling the shortfall of household consumption from the poverty line as a function of reduced form determinants such as human capital and land holdings. The model is estimated using a tobit and data from Uganda.
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  Food balance sheets and food consumption surveys: a comparison of methodologies and results

  Economic and Social Department, FAO, 1998

  The most common and widely used data sets in the field of food consumption statistics are obtained through food balance sheets. They provide estimates of quantities available for human consumption in a country during a specified period. Information on food consumption or availability is also available from surveys of household consumption or expenditure.
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  NGOs and the right to adequate food - Hunger and malnutrition: the human rights approach

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1999

  Chapter from the FAO publication "The right to food in theory and practice" (see separate entry) about the position of NGOs and Civil Society in the debate, containing extracts from a draft "Code of Conduct on the human right to adequate food" which summarises responsibilities of stakeholders at local, national and international level.Despite the recognition of the right to adequate food in the
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  Indian experience on household food and nutrition security

  Gender and Food Security, FAO, 1994

  Covers the production, availability and consumption of cereals, which are known to contribute around 70 percent of the energy and protein requirement and which happen to be the first objective to be attained by a poor household.
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  The Shift from Development to Emergency Assistance and its Impact on Poverty and Nutrition

  1999

  Increasing amounts of bilateral and multilateral aid are being used to respond to macroeconomic shocks, political instability and natural disasters. This paper sets out a conceptual framework for considering the consequences of this trend. There are three levels of analysis: provision; coverage; and assessment of impact.
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  Infant and Child Feeding Indicators Measurement Guide

  Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 1999

  This guide is designed to assist Cooperating Sponsors and USAID in monitoring and evaluating maternal and child health (MCH)/child nutrition activities funded under USAID's PL 480 Title II Food Aid program. The goal of these activities is to improve the nutritional status and the general well-being of infants and children. One measure of success is a reduction of stunted and underweight children.
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  Agriculture, food and nutrition for Africa: A resource book for teachers of agriculture

  Food and Nutrition Division, FAO, 1997

  Resource book for use in sub-Saharan Africa by teachers of agriculture who wish to introduce into their training programmes aspects of the food chain that are related to food consumption and to nutrition. Designed for use by trainers in preparing their teaching material, it is not intended for direct use by students.
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  Technical guides for operationalising household food security in development projects

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 1999

  11 guides providing a framework for thinking about appropriate interventions to improve food security, and indicating what types of information are needed in order to maximize programme impact.
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  School Feeding Programmes: improving effectiveness and increasing the benefit to education:a guide for programme managers

  School Health, 1999

  Designed to assist those engaged in the process of creating new School Feeding Programmes (SFPs) or seeking to improve the effectiveness of on-going ones. It is based on a review of the SFP research and program literature from the last decade. Guidelines includeA brief rationale for addressing nutrition and health in schoolchildren.
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  Focusing on women works: research on improving micronutrient status through food-based interventions

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 1999

  Synthesis of five studies, undertaken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand, included intervention trails and measurement of impacts.The results suggest that it is possible to increase the effectiveness of micronutrient interventions (including Vitamin A, iron, iodine) by increasing women’s active participation in problem solving and by increasing their access to such key resources

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