Request for proposals

Request for proposals: Promising agriculture and food policies and innovations to better health and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Pan American Health Organization (www.paho.org) will fund three research proposals that show how existing or potential agriculture and food policies or technological innovations (e.g., biotechnology) can make a contribution to population health and diet with focus on obesity and non-communicable disease in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Deadline for submitting proposals: 4 September 2009, 2:00 pm (US Eastern Time)

Proposals that incorporate issues of agriculture sustainability, preservation of culinary traditions, or promote collaboration between agriculture and public health professionals are particularly encouraged. Policies are expected to show potential or actual population impact on health and nutrition by way of modifying one or some of the following aspects: agriculture and trade policies, food security, food and nutrition policies and consumer behaviors (e.g., food-purchasing behavior and food consumption patterns).

The principal investigator must be an "in-country" professional from any country in Latin American and the Caribbean and must be affiliated to an institution with identifiable research experience.

Email applications with the subject: PAHO RFP FOOD POLICY & HEALTH to Dr. Enrique Jacoby at jacobyen@paho.org with copy to bennette@paho.org.

Download the request for proposals at: http://devserver.paho.org/equity/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=158.