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This chapter outlines some of the actions that businesses can take to improve nutrition outcomes and what governments and civil society can do to incentivize them to do so. The chapter argues that a failure to incentivize businesses to do more to improve nutrition results in missed opportunities to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of ending malnutrition by 2030. ; PR ; IFPRI2 ; DGO; CPA

The 26th Session of the ACC/SCN was held in the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 12-15 April 1999, hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The subject of the symposium held on 12-13 April was The Substance and Politics of a Human Rights Approach to Food and Nutrition Policies and Programmes. ; IFPRI3 ; FCND ; PR

The countries of Southern Africa are entering a new era. 1 Democratization, peace, and economic liberalization are important precursors of the kind of economic growth that can reduce poverty and raise incomes in a broad-based manner. Whether such a pattern of broad-based economic growth will occur will depend, in large part, on policy choices made in the countries of the region, at both the national and regional levels. More than at any time in the last 30 years, it will be lack of information and analysis rather than ideology and conflict that will constrain the ability of policymakers to make choices that bring about poverty reduction and food security, both now and in the future. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1

Until recently, civil strife, drought, and economic stagnation joined forces in Southern Africa to produce severe hunger and poverty. Now Southern Africa is experiencing a wave of economic and political reform that has the potential to raise living standards and bring the countries of the region into the world economy as full participants. The challenges are enormous, but so are the opportunities. Whether the countries of Southern Africa can make good on these opportunities depends on the steps policymakers take now. But a lack of resources often forces policymakers in the region to make decisions based on incomplete information and cursory analysis. This volume brings together experts from Southern Africa and elsewhere to consider food policy areas that suffer from especially limited information: macroeconomic and trade reform, smallholder agriculture, management of water resources, social security and safety net programs, and rural infrastructure. Managing these five areas wisely will go a long way toward helping Southern Africa embark on a path of increasing food security, equity, and economic growth. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1

Since the transition to democracy, South African public works programs are to involve community participation, and be targeted to the poor and women. This paper examines the targeting performance of seven programs in Western Cape Province, and analyzes the role of government, community-based organizations, trade unions, and the ; ISI; GRP28; IFPRI3; Theme 8 ; FCND ; Non-PR

Since the transition to democracy, South African public works programs are to involve community participation, and be targeted to the poor and women. This paper examines the targeting performance of seven programs in Western Cape Province, and analyzes the role of government, community-based organizations, trade unions, and the private sector in explaining targeting outcomes. These programs were not well-targeted geographically in terms of poverty, unemployment, or infrastructure. Within localities, jobs went to the poor and unemployed, though not always the poorest. They did well in reaching women, despite local gender bias. Targeting guidelines of the state are mediated by diverse priorities that emerge in programs with multiple objectives, local perceptions of need and entitlement, and competing voices within civil society. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1 ; FCND

Despite substantial economic growth, India has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world; it is home to almost 40 per cent of the world's stunted children. This volume assesses the status and causes of undernutrition in the country, and examines the effectiveness of policies designed to address undernutrition. The essays tackle wide-ranging themes and challenging issues including nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); maternal, neonatal and child health; Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS); Public Distribution System (PDS); crop procurement; and National Food Security Act 2013. With contributions from leading academic researchers, policymakers, as well as civil society representatives, this volume will be indispensable to scholars, teachers and students of public policy, development economics, development sociology, and Indian economy. It will also be useful to government institutions, think tanks and NGOs.

IFPRI3; ISI; CRP4; F Strengthening institutions and governance ; PHND; A4NH ; PR ; CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

L'ampleur et la gravité des répercussions de l'épidémie de VIH/SIDA en Afrique subsaharienne sont effrayantes: la maladie a décimé les pays de la région et à sérieusement compromis la nutrition et la sécurité alimentaire de millions de ménages. Cette étude est une tentative d'analyse de la façon dont le VIH/SIDA affecte la nutrition et la sécurité alimentaire et dont les ménages et les communautés réagissent pour y faire face et des incidences de l'épidémie du point de vue des politiques et des programmes, et en particulier des leçons que l'on peut tirer des efforts qui ont été faits récemment pour en atténuer les effets. Ce document contient également une analyse du rôle spécifique de l'aide alimentaire, étant donné que l'accès insuffisant à l'alimentation est l'un des premiers signes de détresse lorsqu'un ménage est touché par le VIH/SIDA. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI2; Health, Diet and Nutrition ; FCND

Through a study of seven public works programs implemented in Western Cape province, this report examines the benefits and challenges of pursuing community participation, together with the effects of participation on meeting the other objectives of the programs. Although aspects of South Africa's experience are unique to its political economy, the study's findings reveal insights, dilemmas, and possibilities of considerable relevance in the wider context of participatory or "community-driven" development programs, which have increasingly become integral to the development agenda throughout the world.and were not trained.Politics, conflicts of interest, struggles over resources, and processes of consultation and consensus-building are part of the landscape of community-driven development. If participatory development is to remain on South Africa's development agenda, all actors must commit to realizing this objective, including generating sufficient resources, creativity, and patience to see the process through. ; PR ; IFPRI1; GRP25; Theme 5; Governance ; FCND

IFPRI3; ISI; CRP4; F Strengthening institutions and governance ; PHND; A4NH ; PR ; CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)