ABSTRACT

This book is an expose of the many food consumption-related problems which need to be considered alongside agricultural production issues in development. It examines factors that determine the degree to which people have access to food and can assimilate its nutrients.

part One|80 pages

Limits to Measurement

chapter 1|20 pages

Food systems and needs*

chapter 2|14 pages

Defining malnutrition*

chapter 3|22 pages

Energy and protein requirements*

chapter 4|22 pages

Food system indicators*

part Two|47 pages

The Causes of Malnutrition

chapter 5|23 pages

Multiple causes in malnutrition*

chapter 6|22 pages

Functional classes and targeted policies*

part Three|77 pages

Food and Nutrition Policy and Agriculture

chapter 7|18 pages

Agrarian change and poverty*

chapter 8|21 pages

Markets and food availability*

chapter 9|16 pages

Nutrition interventions*

chapter 10|20 pages

Professional roles and research*