Responses to paper by Per Pinstrup-Andersen By Patrick Webb ICN2, Rome, November 14, 2013

1. Responses to paper by
Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Patrick Webb
Friedman School
of Nutrition Science and Politics
PREPARATORY TECHNICAL MEETING
FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
13-15 November 2013

2. 1. “Cost-efficacy of food and agriculture-based
nutrition enhancing interventions has not been
rigorously evaluated.”

3. Agency Annual Cost Inputs and services provided
World Bank $30/child Vitamin supplements, deworming, CMAM
fortification of staples, salt iodization
REACH $36/child Soap, bed-nets, malaria treatment, home
gardens, clean water
IFSP
Mulanje
$46/person Seeds, irrigation, food-for-work, livelihoods
(training, inputs), food technology
SNRP (EU) $61/person Nutrition education, water, hygiene, seeds,
village savings banks, extension services
WALA
(USAID)
$61/person Seeds, irrigation, nutrition and health
education, health services, microfinance
Millennium
Villages
>$120/
household
Village storage, seeds, clinics and schools,
seeds, internet access, phones

4. 1. “Cost-efficacy of food and agriculture-based
nutrition enhancing interventions has not
been rigorously evaluated.”
2. “It is important to remember that reducing
poverty is important, but insufficient to
eliminate nutritional deficiencies.”

5. Source: Black et al. (2013) Lancet series II 5
Source: Black et al. (2013) Lancet series II

6. 1. “Cost-efficacy of food and agriculture-based
nutrition enhancing interventions has not been
rigorously evaluated.”
2. “It is important to remember that reducing
poverty is important, but insufficient to
eliminate nutritional deficiencies.”
3. “Food price fluctuations may contribute to
transitory food insecurity and malnutrition.
Policies to strengthen timely price information
might reduce such negative effects.”

7. Source: Lancet series 2013

8. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION
World Declaration and Plan of Action for Nutrition
Rome, December 1992
We pledge to make all efforts to eliminate before the
end of this decade:
 Famine and famine-related deaths
 Starvation and nutritional deficiency diseases in
…natural and man-made disasters

9. Natural Disasters 1900-2011
People affected
People killed