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Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis : Workshop Summary, Paperback / softback Book

Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis : Workshop Summary Paperback / softback

Edited by Katherine McClure, Elizabeth Haytmanek

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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. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 The Dual Crises: Tandem Threats to Nutrition3 Impacts on Nutrition4 Responding to the Crises at the Country Level5 A Role for Nutrition Surveillance in Addressing the Global FoodCrisis6 The Global Response to the Crises7 U.S.

Policy in Food and NutritionAppendix A: Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Speaker BiographiesAppendix C: Workshop Registrants

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