Targeting for Nutrition Improvement RESOURCES FOR ADVANCING |
Nutrition Planning, Assessment and Evaluation Service
Food and Nutrition Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 2001
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Contents
Targeting for Nutrition Improvement
What are the benefits of targeting ?
Potential negative effects of targeted programmes
Geographic and regional targeting
Household and individual targeting
Planning and Designing for a Targeting Scheme
Cost comparisons across targeting schemes
Selecting indicators for targeting
Selecting eligibility criteria
Identifying and screening programme beneficiaries
Assessing and Monitoring Targeting Effectiveness
Understanding targeting effectiveness
Types of Targeted Food and Nutrition Programmes
Supplementary feeding programmes
Nutrition education and consumer
awareness programmes
Conclusions and Necessary Actions
Experiences in Targeting Nutrition Programmes
Targeted food stamp programmes
Targeted school feeding programmes
Targeted integrated nutrition programmes