Building evidence for policy and program action for nutrition in Ghana

Noora-Lisa Aberman, Lucy Billings, Melissa Hidrobo, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, Leah Salm and Mara van den Bold

No May 2018, Project notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This brief provides an overview of existing literature on nutrition in Ghana, summarizing the issues covered by existing evidence and identifying remaining evidence gaps. It also describes promising new research initiatives underway to further build the evidence base for nutrition action in Ghana.

Keywords: anaemia; supply chains; low income groups; aid programmes; nutrient deficiencies; nutrition policies; decision-support systems; agricultural research; indicators; stunting; retinol; malnutrition; literature; nutrition; trace elements; children; food security; diet; food aid; overweight; food systems; Ghana; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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