title: Nutrition, poverty alleviation, and development in Central America and Panama.
abstract: This paper reviews research with policy relevance for food and nutrition in Central America and similar areas. The research was conducted by the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) during the last three decades of the past millennium (1970-99). Six policy areas were selected for this review: agricultural commercialization and rural development; wage and price policies; human resource development; social safety nets, particularly complementary food programs; multi-sectoral nutrition planning; and food and nutrition monitoring for policy formulation. The contents and major conclusions of the work are described, as well as their public policy implications.
authors.affiliation: Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. maarten.immink@fao.org
authors.forename: Maarten D C
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Immink
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history; D000383:Agriculture; D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D003132:Commerce; D057217:Economic Development / Q000266:history*; D004467:Economics / Q000266:history; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics; D006285:Health Planning; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000266:history; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance