Household Food Distribution
Author | : Ellen Messer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 1983* |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:12289724 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Abstract: Reprints of 6 authoritative papers that were prepared for a 1983 food policy symposium are presented for food policy planners, food anthropologists, and nutritionists. The papers discuss aspects of intra-household food distribution in the context of food policy issues. The topics present a literature overview concerning the role of the household in nutritional anthropology, a conceptual framework for tracing policy effects on intra-household food distribution, an analytical approach to estimating the nutritional impact of food policies, and several empirical studies and analyses. These studies and analyses cover determinants of family and preschooler food consumption, effects of food policy on household foods in Bangladesh, and the significance of household food patterns in food programs. These papers take stock of current knowledge, and identify multidisciplinary priorities and approaches for some of the important nutrition related aspects of food policy. (wz).