Alternatives to consumer-oriented food subsidies for achieving nutritional objectives

Kennedy, Eileen T. 1988. Alternatives to consumer-oriented food subsidies for achieving nutritional objectives. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 9. Pp. 147-158. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161099

Malnutrition is a problem associated with poverty. Although all poor people are at risk of having an inadequate food intake, it is usually the maternal and preschooler population that are the most nutritionally vulnerable. As a result, a number of interventions targeted directly on pregnant women and children have been implemented. Examples of approaches aimed at specific individuals include supplementary feeding programs, formulated foods or weaning-food projects, and nutrition education programs.