AID (Agency for International Development) Food Policy Programming: Lessons Learned. An Assessment of the Consumption Effects of Agricultural Policies Project, 1977-1988

摘要

The report assesses lessons learned from Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) work in food policy under the Consumption Effects of Agricultural Policies (CEAP) project from 1977 to 1988. Food policy integrates in a systems perspective the relationships between macroeconomic and agricultural sector policies and micro level behavior at the household or firm level, including resultant changes in food consumption patterns, and nutritional effects. The CEAP project has been A.I.D.'s only major effort to address the issue of how improving nutrition and food consumption can be made an integral part of the economic development process. In the assessment, lessons are identified in five general areas: the seventeen CEAP project studies; the design of research and studies; technical assistance; training activities; project administration and management. The report ends with recommendations for future A.I.D. work related to emerging food policy priorities.