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The state of food and agriculture
in Asia and the Pacific region 2008
FAO (online)
The first part of the publication examines
hunger and poverty in the region,
changes in dietary patterns, agricultural
commodity trends, and the outlook
for the future, including the major
challenges that need to be addressed.
The second part provides a special
focus on the new “gold rush”: biofuels
development in Asia and the Pacific.
As biofuels are likely to have a major
influence on agricultural commodity
prices and rural incomes for some time to come, the status of
biofuels development in the region is assessed. The main focus
of the analysis is on the potential effects of the demand for biofuels
on regional household food security. www.fao.org
Fuelling exclusion?
The biofuels boom and poor people’s access to land
Cotula L, Dyer N, Vermeulen S -
IIED/FAO (online)
What are the impacts of the increasing
spread of biofuels on access to
land in producer countries, particularly
for poorer rural people? Biofuels could
revitalise rural agriculture and livelihoods
– or, where there are competing
claims on land – exclude poorer
land and resource users. This study
documents current knowledge on
current and potential impacts of commercial biofuel production
for access to land in Africa, Latin America and Asia, charting
both negative experiences and promising approaches.
www.iied.org www.fao.org
HIV, Food Security
and Nutrition
WFP/WHO/UNAIDS
(online)
www.unaids.org
Assessing the Sustainability of the
Tanzania National Vitamin A
Supplementation Program
Results of a sustainability analysis
USAID/Tanzanian Food and Nutrition Centre/HKI/UNICEF/A2Z
(online)
www.hki.org
How effective are
food-for-education programs?
2020 Vision Focus Brief
Special Edition
Adelman S, Gilligan DO, Leher K
IFPRI (online)
www.ifpri.org
Beyond survival: Integrated delivery care practices for
long-term maternal and infant nutrition, health and
development
PAHO (online, E/S)
The Pan American Health Organization
has developed two documents to
increase awareness of the importance
of "nutrition-related" delivery
care practices and encourage their
implementation. We may be missing
a crucial opportunity to implement
simple practices that go beyond ensuring
immediate survival by improving
long-term infant and maternal
nutrition, health and developmental
outcomes. Such practices include
delayed umbilical cord clamping,
immediate mother-to-newborn skinto-skin
contact, and early initiation of
exclusive breastfeeding. Beyond
Survival: Integrated delivery care
practices for long-term maternal and
infant nutrition, health and development
establishes the evidence-base
for all three practices, and describes the short- and long-term
benefits for both mother and infant. It also provides practical
descriptions of the recommended practices, discusses frequently
asked questions regarding their application, and addresses the
issue of integration of these practices into standard delivery care
in coordination with existing efforts to improve maternal and neonatal
survival. Essential delivery care practices for maternal and
newborn health and nutrition provides a shorter review of the
importance of these three practices, as well as practical guidelines
for practitioners for their incorporation into standard delivery
care.
www.paho.org
Nutrition and Health in Developing
Countries Series:
Nutrition and Health
Semba RD, Bloem MW (eds)
www.springer.com
Tackling a global crisis:
International Year of
Sanitation 2008
UN-Water (online)
www.un.org/esa
Eat Your Heart Out:
Why the food business is
bad for the planet and your health
Lawrence F (ed)
www.penguin.co.uk
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