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Food safety management in developing countries
Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le Developpement, 2002Prominent food scares and changes in the international trading environment have brought food safety to the forefront of international agri-food policy concerns.DocumentFood safety measures and developing countries: literature overview
2002In recent years, there has been increasing awareness of health risks related to food consumption. This paper by the Agricultural Economics Research Institute assesses the impact of food safety measures in trade on developing countries.DocumentThe emerging epidemic of obesity in developing countries
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2005Thirty years ago international nutritionists were focusing on finding solutions to childhood malnutrition, the ‘protein gap’ and strategies to feed the world's increasing population, while medical services in the developing world concentrated on the fight against infectious diseases.DocumentGender difference in the long-term impact of famine
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008An increasing literature examines the association between restricted fetal or early childhood growth and the incidence of diseases in adulthood. Little is known, however, about gender difference in this association.DocumentMainstreaming nutrition in poverty reduction strategy papers: what does it take?
Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2006Due to their multisectoral nature Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) offer a unique opportunity to fight malnutrition, the agreed upon indicator monitoring the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1. Nutrition interventions should therefore become an integral component of poverty reduction strategies.DocumentSoaring food prices and the rural poor: feedback from the field
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008The prices of basic food commodities have increased rapidly over the past three years and, as a result, the threat to food security in developing countries has increased significantly. This paper by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), examines what soaring food prices at the global level mean for poor rural people across the developing world.DocumentHigh food prices: the what, who, and how of proposed policy actions
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has led to increasingly serious concerns about the situation of people around the world. This policy brief aims to identify what needs to be done now to address the problem.DocumentFood assistance programming in the context of HIV
Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2007This guide from the FANTA project outlines key steps for integrating food assistance and nutrition into HIV programmes.DocumentConsidering the contribution of U.S. food and agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: overview and opportunities
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2007Nearly one in three American adults are now obese and two-thirds are overweight or obese. These proportions have increased steadily over the past 30 years. Direct and indirect costs of obesity alone have been estimated at $117 billion. This paper explores the relationship between US griculture policy and obesity.