CAN NUTRITION EDUCATION MAKE A DIFFERENCE? subjects: Education and Training Planning Tools levels and types of education: Primary education Teachers' training |
MUEHLHOFF E. FAO, 2005 |
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| This paper is a training tool for capacity development initiatives aimed at educators on rural development, and planners. It is also a useful tool for university professors, students and researchers of the agriculture rural development and education sectors. It was presented at the 18th International Congress on Nutrition (Durban, South Africa, September 2005) and is in the nature of a report on work-in-progress of the Education in developing the “nutrition education programme for basic schools” (Grades 1 to 7) in Zambia. The programme objectives were to contribute to improving the health and nutritional status of Zambian schoolchildren aged 7-13 years, and to improve the relevance and quality of education. |
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Contact: Education for Rural People Coordination Unit Education for Rural People group Natural Resources Management and Environment Department (NR) FAO Rome,Italy Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 erp@fao.org |
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