Maurice Schiff|Alberto Valdés
Poverty, Food Intake, and Malnutrition: Implications for Food Security in Developing Countries
International Food Policy Research Institute
relation household income food intake nutritional status less developed countries examined framework explicitly relates household behavior patterns public policy options designed improve nutritional status rural urban poor presented rural areas nutritional health status depends largely upon levels private inputs provided households turn level depends upon income consequently increasing income may also lead improvements nutrition health status regrettably postworld war ii development strategy developing countries undervalued potential contribution agricultural development economic development domestic economic policies practiced thus far probably serious negative effects upon nutrition heal status poorest segments developing nations economic development policy reform therefore called measure alleviate rural poverty developing countries