Mitigating the nutritional impacts of the global food price crisis : workshop summary / Elizabeth Haytmanek and Katherine McClure, rapporteurs ; Board on Global Health, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haytmanek, Elizabeth.

McClure, Katherine.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food industry and trade--Government policy--Congresses.

Food industry and trade.

Food prices--Government policy--Congresses.

Food prices.

Food supply--Government policy--Congresses.

Food supply.

Food supply--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Food--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Food.

Nutrition--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Nutrition.

Physical Description:

xi, 188 p. : col. ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of high food prices, exacerbating the problems of hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. The tandem food price and economic crises struck amidst the massive, chronic problem of hunger and undernutrition in developing countries. National governments and international actors have taken a variety of steps to mitigate the negative effects of increased food prices on particular groups. The recent abrupt increase in food prices, in tandem with the current global economic crisis, threatens progress already made in these areas, and could inhibit future efforts. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop, summarized in this volume, to describe the dynamic technological, agricultural, and economic issues contributing to the food price increases of 2007 and 2008 and their impacts on health and nutrition in resource-poor regions. The compounding effects of the current global economic downturn on nutrition motivated additional discussions on these dual crises, their impacts on the nutritional status of vulnerable populations, and opportunities to mitigate their negative nutritional effects.

Contents:

Introduction

The dual crises : tandem threats to nutrition

Impacts on nutrition

Responding to the crises at the country level

A role for nutrition surveillance in addressing the global food crisis

The global response to the crises

U.S. policy in food and nutrition.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-309-15195-3

1-282-55460-3

9786612554605

0-309-14019-6

OCLC:

657644825