Scaling up financial and capacity resources for nutrition

International Food Policy Research Institute

Chapter 5 in Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development, 2015, pp 58-74 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Scaling up actions and interventions to improve nutrition requires financial resources backed up by individual, organizational, and system capacity to plan for impact, refine interventions, and expand coverage while maintaining quality. This chapter focuses on these intertwined issues, with a strong emphasis on reducing undernutrition.

Keywords: economic growth; safety net programs; sustainable development goals; economic development; agricultural policies; public-private cooperation; stunting; hiv infections; wasting disease (nutritional disorder); children; initiatives; micronutrients; diet; poverty; overweight; obesity; climate change; anaemia; undernutrition; implementation; nutrition policies; health; sustainability; hunger; malnutrition; nutrition; private sector; agricultural development; breastfeeding; public expenditure; diabetes; food systems; capacity building; South America; Europe; Africa; Northern America; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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