Conference reiterates need to stay connected
Agriculture and Nutrition – connects and disconnects: NSI Conference sums up that experts in both fields have huge role to play
As LANSA researchers keen to understand how Agriculture and Nutrition can be linked to improve Health in India, D J Nithya and Sarah H
Millets in Public Distribution System in India could address hidden hunger
Undernutrition and hidden hunger are major public health challenges in India. According to NFHS 3 (2005-06), about 40 percent of children under 3 years of age are underweight; 45 percent are stunted and 23 percent are wasted. About 70 percent of children under 5 years and 55 percent of (15 to 49 years) adolescent girls and women are anemic.
Aarong dairy - breaking the poverty cycle and empowering women in Bangladesh
Lack of permanent market, low quantities of milk production, poor breeding, limited veterinary services and shortages in cow feed were the challenges in dairy sector in Bangladesh till the nineties. To overcome these problems BRAC launched its dairy initiative in 1998 in the country.
What started as a social business effort soon became a brand - Aarong Dairy - one that soon gained the trust and respect few businesses manage to gather.
