@article{612d5c8a6328443988b9e1fbb1092006,
title = "Food Aid for Nutrition: Narrative Review of Major Research Topics Presented at a Scientific Symposium Held October 21, 2017, at the 21st International Congress of Nutrition in Buenos Aires, Argentina",
abstract = "Background: Food aid is a valuable tool for meeting global nutrition goals, particularly for vulnerable populations of children and reproductive-aged women. On October 21, 2017, the Food Aid Quality Review Project hosted a scientific symposium at the 21st International Congress on Nutrition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to take stock of what the global community has learned about selected topics in the research literature on food aid used to address malnutrition. Objective: This article presents the discussion that took place during the symposium, which was guided by presentations by 6 experts from the field of nutrition, food aid, and humanitarian response. Conclusion: The recent upsurge in research on food aid has advanced the collective knowledge of what food aid products and programs work for addressing nutrition, but there is much more to learn. Presentations in this symposium called for further inquiry on (1) different and novel food aid formulations, (2) the cost-effectiveness of products and programs, and (3) market-based approaches to food assistance. Continuing to expand the evidence base on these topics is critical to improving global nutrition programs.",
keywords = "cost-effectiveness, evidence, food aid, global health, nutrition, public health",
author = "Kristine Caiafa and Dewey, {Kathryn G.} and Michaelsen, {Kim F.} and {de Pee}, Saskia and Steve Collins and Rogers, {Beatrice Lorge} and Tatyana El-Kour and Shelley Walton and Patrick Webb",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the USAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP) of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) (AID-OAA-C-16-00020). Kim Michaelsen has received funding from USDEC, ARLA, and Danish Dairy Foundation for research projects including dairy products to malnourished children. Steve Collins, founder and chairman of VALID Nutrition—an Irish charity (CHY 17583), has received some financial and technical support from Ajinomoto Co Inc, as part of a larger collaboration (involving Irish Aid, JICA, and the PRANA Foundation) to develop a non-milk RUTF recipe. Beatrice Rogers has received funding from the US Agency for International Development grant AID-OAA-C-16-00020 to support cost-effectiveness research presented during the symposium. Patrick Webb has received funding from the US Agency for International Development grant AID-OAA-C-16-00020 to support Research Engagement on Food Interventions for Nutritional Effectiveness (REFINE) activities. Funding Information: The symposium was organized by the Food Aid Quality Review (FAQR), housed at Tufts University{\textquoteright}s Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, on behalf of the US Agency for International Development{\textquoteright}s (USAID) Office of Food for Peace. It was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the support of the USAID and the USAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP) of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), under the terms of Contract AID-OAA-C-16-00020, managed by Tufts University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0379572118817951",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "40",
pages = "111--123",
journal = "Food and nutrition bulletin",
issn = "0379-5721",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "1",
}