ABSTRACT Infant nutrition was key field of imperial health policies in Africa from the inter-war period to the end of colonisation. Although this phenomenon has been documented on the scale of some African countries, this article argues that infant nutrition stood as a particularly crucial field of trans-imperial exchanges on the scale of the African continent. It further demonstrates that trans-imperial rivalries and collaborations in Africa created a propitious political, institutional, and scientific context for business participation in infant nutrition. The article illustrates these phenomena by examining colonial, trans-imperial, international, and public-private nutrition initiatives in Africa, focusing especially on the Commission for Technical Cooperation in Africa (CTCA) and the food company Nestlé.

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“最迫切需要解决的问题之一”：营养不良、跨帝国营养科学以及雀巢在非洲殖民后期的医疗追求

摘要 从两次世界大战期间到殖民结束，婴儿营养是非洲帝国卫生政策的关键领域。尽管这种现象已经在一些非洲国家的规模上得到了记录，但本文认为婴儿营养在非洲大陆的规模上是跨帝国交流的一个特别重要的领域。它进一步表明，非洲的跨帝国竞争和合作为企业参与婴儿营养创造了有利的政治、制度和科学背景。本文通过考察非洲的殖民、跨帝国、国际和公私营养倡议来说明这些现象，特别关注非洲技术合作委员会 (CTCA) 和食品公司雀巢。