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Summary Report of Group No. One
Problem: Lack of Nutrients in the Diet
It was concluded that priorities should not be established for specific facets
of the problem but, instead, priority should be given to the general need for a
multi-discipline, organized approach, aimed at making an adequate diet available
to the consumer.
To this end, joint participation should be sought from AID, local governments,
local and U.S. industries, scientists, academic institutions, and even give away
programs in which they will share responsibility and input.
Since the approach in a specific country must be structured to reflect the
needs of that country and should be flexible and evolve as the program develops,
it was suggested that AID might provide a central source of information and
evaluation in the form of a multi-disciplinary advisory body. This body could
act as a coordinator and insure that general programs are tailored to meet
specific country needs.
With respect to particular facets of the problem of lack of nutrients in the
diet, the following suggestions were offered:
1. Lack of protein availability should be attacked by supplementation or forti-
fication, depending on what is available under the circumstances.
2 .
Incentives should be producer oriented, and U.S. industry participation
should be part of the total concept. Perhaps this participation could be in the
form of a consortium. However, it should be kept in mind that local governments
require incentives also.
3. Lack of food standards should be approached both from the need for forti-
fication and enrichment regulations and from the problem of handling and util-
ization of wastes.
4. U.S. type protein rich foods should not be discouraged.
5. Within a particular country the pilot project approach should receive
priority since it can serve as a showcase of tangible results.
Source: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/midg0227

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