Development programs targeting human welfare and especially nutrition (diet diversification, improved cognitive capacity, and diminished micro-nutrient deficiencies) must be considered as primary policy objectives alongside agriculture and food aid programs, and other initiatives in development planning. The utilization of profit alone as the sole measure of success is both inadequate and detrimental to the proper assessment and evaluation of development programs and initiatives.

Human nutrition emerged as a prominent theme in GL-CRSP programming, as it is considered a fundamental building block of development, and because animal source foods had much to contribute to the micronutient nutrition and dietary diversity that affect child development. Building on the efforts of the Nutrition CRSP, the GL-CRSP is committed to investigating the role of human welfare and nutrition in development. Current GL-CRSP projects are focused on enhancing nutrition through animal source food management and income generating activities (ENAM Project), as well as investigating the role of animal source foods and diet in HIV infected individuals in Africa (HNP Project).

For more information on GL-CRSP efforts in human welfare and nutrition please visit:
glcrsp.ucdavis.edu/projects/#ENAM and glcrsp.ucdavis.edu/projects/#HNP