National Nutrition Policy • The need for a National Nutrition Policy is implicit in both the paramountcy of nutrition in development as well as in the complexity of the problem. • This general problem of under-nutrition should be seen as a part of a larger set of processes that produces and consumes agricultural commodities on farms, transforms them into food in the marketing sector and sells the food, to customen to satisfy nutritional, aesthetic and social needs. • Within this ...
Presentation Outline Introduction Introduction Background Conclusion Background Conclusion Rationale Rationale & & Implementation Implementation Alignment Alignment Action Plan Action Plan Guiding Coordination Guiding Coordination Principles Structure Principles Structure Process of Policy Content Process of Policy Content Reviewing & Direction Reviewing & Direction 1. Introduction Revision of Food and Nutrition Policy for Namibia (1995); Informed by national progress and challenges, NDP5 and the Zero Hunger Strategy Review Report (2016). Context for ending hunger, reduce malnutrition and guarantee ...
US Agricultural and Food Policies: Economic Choices and Consequences Chapter 7 – Analyzing Effects of USDA Nutrition Programs on Hunger and Food Security in the US Chapter Seven Objectives • In this chapter, we study the US Food Safety-Net’s microeconomic household effects and macroeconomic national impacts • We organize key topics, as follows: • We review federal nutrition assistance programs. • We formalize definitions: What are Hunger and Food Insecurity? • We assess the effects of US Nutrition Programs ...
Back ground to Food Fortification in Uganda Uganda has participated in global resolutions to address the problems of hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiencies) at World Summit for Children 1999 His Excellency the President of Uganda participated and was a signatory to the global resolutions Micronutrient deficiencies were high on the agenda Supportive policies in place The National Health Policy The Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) The Food and Nutrition Policy All recognized malnutrition both macro and micro as one of the ...
Actions/activities relating to the RTM/RTIM recommendation /discussion points Progress Challenges and Opportunities • 4.04: developed recommendations on The SSWG will address the following areas: the reduction of pesticide use in cropping • germplasm-related policies for crops and systems and in the ppromotion of agro- livestock including development of a National ecological practices Seed Policy and the conservation and use of • 7.08: considered the conservation and native varieties and breeds of animals (Focus sustainable use of agrobiodiversity for ...
Costs of Malnutrition The costs of malnutrition are found in morbidity and mortality excess health expenditure reduced school performance reduced work productivity If unaddressed over 10 years malnutrition would cost $ 1.6 billion $ 800 million for protein-energy malnutrition $ 600 million for iodine deficiency disorders $ 190 million from anemia and thousands of children < 5 would die unnecessarily each year. 2 An Evolving Response 1970 1980 1990 2000 Drought SAP CFA Devaluation MDG/PRSP PPNS ...
Some Important Measures are: 1. NON-NEGOTIABLE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AREAS OF: ICDS AND Nutrition Early Childhood Education Child Protection Girl Child 2. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (INCLUDING WATER & SANITATION): Access to clean drinking water will need to be planned for and rigorously implemented and be suitably redesigned and operationalized Explore replicating on a large scale the experience of Sulabh Shauchalaya of establishing low-cost sanitation technology. Introduce environmental sanitation in all schools in the rural areas/urban slums etc. 2. PUBLIC ...
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