Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 04 - Women's Role in Food Chain Activities and the Implications for Nutrition

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 1989

Available in : English

We hope that the wide-ranging information herein will further the crucially important cause of women, specifically in relation to nutrition, in several ways. First, women's central role in providing for adequate nutrition - of families, communities, and indeed nations - in being described here in detail should help to give increased prominence to the need for supporting women's activities. To this end, a framework for identifying specific needs is given, and many important issues are delineated. Second, the information provides a valuable source of reference for planners and researchers concerned with women's wellbeing and their contribution to nutrition. Third, particularly with its extensive bibliography, the document provides a basis for assessing progress in this area in the future.

Documents :
Policy_paper_No_4.pdf (PDF, 503.20Kb)

Originally posted at : UNSCN - Publications

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Diet and lifestyle, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Interventions, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition and human rights, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Biochemical, Civil and political rights, Economic, social, and cultural rights, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food chain, food production and processing, Food culture, Food culture, Healthy diet, Local foods, Local foods, Local foods, Maternal undernutrition / LBW, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, Poverty, Programmes, Rural nutrition, Rural nutrition, Socio-economic, Women and girls

Life-cycle focus : Pregnancy, Lactation, Fetal development, Infancy, Pre-school age, Adulthood, Intergenerational focus

Resource types : Normative guidance: Norms, standards, policies, Peer reviewed journals or papers, Reports, Scientific/background documents

Locations : Africa, Asia, Middle Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia

Working groups : Capacity Development in Food and Nutrition, Household Food Security, Nutrition of School-Age Children, Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle, Nutrition, Ethics and Human Rights