Discussion Of A Food And Nutrition Policy For Kenya (Paper Prepared For The United Nations World Food Conference Rome, 5 - 16 November 1974; Kenya-Delegation: Item 9 (B)
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Date
1975Author
Okoth, Ogendo HWO
Schonherr, Siegfried
Type
Working PaperLanguage
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The paper was produced on request of the Head of the Kenya
Delegation to the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. It reflects
the authors views on basic policies to improve the nutritional status
of vulnerable groups in Kenyao
The authors state that vulnerJble groups in Kenya are the
mothers and pre-school children of the low income groups in sqciety.
- These can be found especially among less progressive small holding
farmers, further in communities living in semiarid and arid rural
areas and amongthe urban unemployed:~6f-uncferemployed.
The authors have reservation on feeding programs. They stress
preventive measures which centre around a certain extent of self
reliance in food production and most of all on income generating
projects for the endangered groups; "Lees progressive" oriented
agricultural extension and appropriate technology .ar-otwo measures
considered important amongothers discussed. Progr,ammes,.}'sucahs ,
nutrition education, population planrririg and health are considered
to assist in eliminating malnutrition. A priority system of policies,related
to nutrition' (chart) 'is, 'given as a short 'sumary of the paper's suggested
approach to eradicate malnutririon
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University of Nairobi