Addressing the underlying and basic causes of child undernutrition in developing countries: What works and why

The primary objective of this study is to present the available evidence on what works (or does not work) in nutrition programming to address the underlying and basic causes of undernutrition in high burden countries. It also discusses key issues to consider when designing, implementing and assessing nutrition programmes at micro, meso and macro levels.

A secondary objective is to identify policy relevant topics that need further research. The results of this evaluation have been discussed during the ‘Seminar on food, nutrition and gender: lessons learned and recommendations for future action', organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (see ROSA Focus #14).

 DANIDA - April 2009