Proceedings of the national workshop on food-based strategies for improving nutrition in Bangladesh, April 26-27, 1998

This workshop on “Food-Based Strategies for Improving Nutrition in Bangladesh” has been organized as a follow up to the “International Workshop on Prevention and Control of Micronutrient Malnutrition through Food-Based Action in the SAARC Countries” held in Dhaka in November 1997. During that worksh...

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Main Authors: Iqbal, Anwar, del Ninno, Carlo, Thilsted, Shakuntala H.
Format: Conference Proceedings
Language:Inglés
Published: Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161652
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Summary:This workshop on “Food-Based Strategies for Improving Nutrition in Bangladesh” has been organized as a follow up to the “International Workshop on Prevention and Control of Micronutrient Malnutrition through Food-Based Action in the SAARC Countries” held in Dhaka in November 1997. During that workshop it was recognized that micronutrient malnutrition is a serious problem in the SAARC countries and that food-based approaches play a vital role in the reduction of malnutrition. It was also suggested to conduct regional workshops on the progress of food-based approaches for improving nutritional status.