Nutrition strategy in the Sahel, final report

OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE ON NUTRITION AND NUTRITION PROBLEMS AND ON TRENDS WHICH SHOW HOW VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SAHEL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN CONDITION AFFECT THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS OPERATE TO INFLUENCE NUTRITION; THESE EFFORTS WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO PRODUCE A MULTI-SECTORAL STRATEGY FOR ATTACKING NUTRITION PROBLEMS. A DESCRIPTION OF 40 RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUCH AS UPGRADING LOCAL RESOURCES, OR RESEARCH IN URBAN CONSUMPTION HABITS -- PROVIDES FEASIBLE DIRECTIONS FOR AID POLICY AND PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO IMPROVING NUTRITION IN THE SAHEL.