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- March 2007 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
Deals with approaches to alleviating poverty and how firms, governments, and NGOs are able to work together to accomplish these goals. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Nutrition; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Poverty; Welfare
Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition." Harvard Business School Case 907-409, March 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
- April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Djordjija Petkoski and Kerry Herman
The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition are not being met. How do the private, public, and NGO sectors of society work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process? View Details
Keywords: Food; Nutrition; Poverty; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Djordjija Petkoski, and Kerry Herman. "Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 909-406, April 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- 1979
- Book
Global Malnutrition and Cereal Fortification
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E., ed. Global Malnutrition and Cereal Fortification. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1979.
- summer 1978
- Article
Institutional Dimensions of the Malnutrition Problem
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Institutional Dimensions of the Malnutrition Problem." International Organization 32, no. 8 (summer 1978).
- October 1995
- Article
Malnutrition in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: Current Prevalence
By: K. M. Hendricks, C. Duggan, L. Gallagher, A. C. Carlin, D. S. Richardson, S. B. Collier, W. Simpson and C. Lo
Hendricks, K. M., C. Duggan, L. Gallagher, A. C. Carlin, D. S. Richardson, S. B. Collier, W. Simpson, and C. Lo. "Malnutrition in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: Current Prevalence." Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 149, no. 10 (October 1995): 1118–1122.
- 2021
- Article
Public Health Risks Arising from Food Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities
By: Lu Chen, Donovan Guittieres, Retsef Levi, Elisabeth Paulson, Georgia Perakis, Nicholas Renegar and Stacy Springs
Safe, healthy, and resilient food supply chains are essential to ensuring the livelihood and well-being of humans and societies, as well as local and global economies. However, the ability to provide and sustain access to nutritious and safe food continues to be a... View Details
Keywords: Food Safety; Adulteration; Malnutrition; Supply Chain; Health; Government Administration; Food and Beverage Industry
Chen, Lu, Donovan Guittieres, Retsef Levi, Elisabeth Paulson, Georgia Perakis, Nicholas Renegar, and Stacy Springs. "Public Health Risks Arising from Food Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities." Special Issue on OR Models for Developmental Studies. Naval Research Logistics Quarterly 68, no. 8 (2021): 1098–1112.
- December 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
The World Food Programme during the Global Food Crisis (A)
By: Anette Mikes, Peter Tufano, Eric D. Werker and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
Rising food prices threatened an unprecedented number of people around the world with malnutrition or starvation in 2008. The new Executive Director of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP)—the world's largest food relief agency—must not only address this... View Details
Keywords: Food; Globalized Firms and Management; Nutrition; Crisis Management; Business and Government Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare
Mikes, Anette, Peter Tufano, Eric D. Werker, and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve. "The World Food Programme during the Global Food Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-024, December 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- December 2019
- Case
Noiler
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
In 2019, Nigerian entrepreneur Dr. Ayoola (Ayo) Oduntan is accelerating distribution of Noiler, a genetically optimized breed of poultry, to smallholder farmers across Nigeria. The bird was bred to be productive as a source of both meat and eggs and to thrive in the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- Book
Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?
JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jordan Bazinsky
contraption. But why stop at the edges of my own yard? I will build an organization that empowers others to create safe and healthy homes. The depth of poverty and malnutrition in our world is overwhelming but addressing the problem... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Improving the quality of food in Nigeria
in a processing landscape that imports approximately 90 percent of ingredients used in food production. To address the problem of malnutrition and the lack of healthy foods in Nigeria, Nwuneli and her husband, Mezuo Nwuneli (MBA 2003),... View Details
- 15 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 15, 2007
Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707040 Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition Harvard Business School Case 907-409 Deals with approaches to alleviating poverty and how firms,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
Health. "In the healthcare space, a lot of the interesting work is among the private entrepreneurs. Health problems in India are severe; they are mind-blowing," said Khanna. In addition to heart disease and other ailments shared around the world, there is... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
organization owns the problem, there can’t be one owner of the solution.” For example, the bees need diversity in their diet and can suffer from malnutrition in monoculture environments. But beekeepers have a hard time “going to a farmer... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209138 Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World Harvard Business School Note 909-406 The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
use. NLK: We come at it from a health angle because we know that kids in India are suffering from malnutrition because they get diarrhea, and they get diarrhea because of poor sanitation, and that leads to poor nutrition and they grow... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
culture. “It took over 150 years to develop, and it’s dependent on the geographic isolation and biodiversity of the area. You can’t replicate it.” At the same time, Marietta expanded the school’s partnership with the nonprofit Grow Appalachia, which combats food... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
been widely interpreted as a way to signal China’s stance on safety issues in the wake of the melamine contamination and other lapses, such as the deaths in 2004 of thirteen babies in rural Anhui Province from malnutrition after being fed... View Details