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International Agencies
Effects of Food and Nutrition
Policies
Food &
Nutrition
Policies
Nutrition
Interventions
Biological nitrogen
fixation
Resistance to
environmental
stresses
Pest management
Weather & Climate
Irrigation & water mgt
Fertilizer sources
Ruminant livestock
Aquatic food sources
Farm prodn systems
Post harvest food
losses
Market expansion
Intl research centers
1) World Declaration
Rome, 1992
Promote breast-feeding
Caring for socio-economically deprived
and nutritionally vulnerable
Prevent and control specific micronutrient
deficiencies
Promote healthy diets & lifestyles
Assess, analyse and monitor nutritional
situation
Eradicate extreme
poverty
Achieve universal primary
education
Promote gender
equality/empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS,
malaria, other diseases
Ensure environmental
sustainability
Develop global
partnership for
development
UN-Bilateral Collaborative
Conferences, Meetings,
Declarations, Projects
Example: Vitamin A
1) Getting the word
out on vitamin A deficiency
2) Accelerating programs
and policies
3) Keeping up the pressure
on governments to act