Overcoming Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries - Past Achievements and Future Choices. 2020 vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment. Discussion paper 30 (IFPRI, 2000, 73 p.): (introduction...)

Overcoming Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries - Past Achievements and Future Choices. 2020 vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment. Discussion paper 30 (IFPRI, 2000, 73 p.)

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		Foreword
		Acknowledgments
		1. Exploring the Causes of Malnutrition
		2. Determinants of the Nutritional Status of Children
		3. Data and Methods
		4. New Evidence from Cross-Country Data, 1970-95
		5. How Has Child Malnutrition Been Reduced in the Past?: A Retrospective
		6. Projections of Child Malnutrition in the Year 2020
		7. Priorities for the Future
		8. Conclusions
		Appendix: Cross-Country Studies: Methodological Issues and Past Findings
		References
		Recent Food, Agriculture and the Environment Discussion Papers

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Lisa C. Smith
Lawrence Haddad

International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, N.W.
Washington, 20006 U.S.A.
February 2000

A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment is an initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to develop a shared vision and a consensus for action on how to meet future world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment. It grew out of a concern that the international community is setting priorities for addressing these problems based on incomplete information. Through the 2020 Vision initiative/IFPRI is bringing together divergent schools of thought on these issues, generating research, and identifying recommendations.

This discussion paper series presents technical research results that encompass a wide range of subjects drawn from research on policy-relevant aspects of agriculture, poverty, nutrition, and the environment. The discussion papers contain material that IFPRI believes is of key interest to those involved in addressing emerging food and development problems. The views expressed in the papers are those of the authors, and not necessarily endorsed by IFPRI. These discussion papers undergo review but typically do not present final research results and should be considered as works in progress.

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