Food scarcity and famine: assessment and response

It is designed to help readers make good nutritional assessments so that they can then define the most appropriate intervention. The first section discusses food scarcity, famine and malnutrition; the second reviews assessments and surveys; the third looks at how to translate one's assessment findings into an appropriate response; and the last section examines the food distribution process.

Twelve appendices provide practical information on survey methodologies, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, nutritional details about the foods used in feeding programmes, and recipes.