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Long-term effects of breastfeeding: a systematic review
World Health Organization, 2013Breastfeeding has well-established short-term benefits, particularly the reduction of morbidity andDocumentFood for thought: tackling child malnutrition to unlock potential and boost prosperity
Save the Children Fund, 2013The long-term consequences of child malnutrition for health and resilience to disease are well established. But this report presents new evidence which identifies the impact of malnutrition on educational outcomes across a range of countries.DocumentThe state of food and agriculture 2013: food systems for better nutrition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013Malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity – imposes unacceptably high economic and social costs on countries at all income levels. This report argues that improving nutrition and reducing these costs must begin with food and agriculture.DocumentReframing the New Alliance Agenda: A Critical Assessment based on Insights from Tanzania
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013Through the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, in 2013 G8 countries are seeking to mobilise the private sector and multi-national corporations to boost African agriculture. This new Future Agricultures / PLAAS briefing (pdf) looks at how African countries are engaging with the New Alliance.DocumentThe politics of reducing malnutrition: building commitment and accelerating progress
The Lancet, 2013In the past 5 years, political discourse about the challenge of undernutrition has increased substantially at national and international levels and has led to stated commitments from many national governments, international organisations, and donors. The Scaling Up Nutrition movement has both driven, and been driven by, this developing momentum.DocumentNutrition-sensitive interventions and programmes: how can they help to accelerate progress in improving maternal and child nutrition?
The Lancet, 2013Acceleration of progress in nutrition will require effective, large-scale nutrition-sensitive programmes that address key underlying determinants of nutrition and enhance the coverage and effectiveness of nutrition-specific interventions.DocumentEvidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?
The Lancet, 2013Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800,000 neonatal deaths annually; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to underlie nearly 3.1 million child deaths annually.DocumentMaternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries
The Lancet, 2013Maternal and child undernutrition, including stunting, wasting, and deficiencies of essential vitamins andDocumentNutrition – everybody’s business and nobody’s business: Nutrition within Norwegian development policy
Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2012This tension – between Norwegian selfinterests on the one hand and the question of poverty reduction and social development for the world’s poor on the other - lies at the heart of this report.DocumentFood security and nutrition: the role of forests
Center for International Forestry Research, 2013With a growing global population, much of the current discourse on food security is focussed on increasing agricultural production. However, studies suggest that food insecurity is not caused by lack of food production, but by inadequate distribution, a lack of purchasing power and other non-productive causes.Pages