The South Asian region houses about 276 millions of undernourished people in 2014-15 (Pandey, 2015). Despite rapid economic growth, under-nutrition rates in the region remain high. According to the IFPRI (2014) in Global Nutrition Report, 45 per cent of children under-5 years in Pakistan, 41 per cent in Bangladesh and 48 per cent in India are stunted. A majority of the population in South Asia depend on agriculture and related occupations and activities for their livelihood. This makes meeting the challenge of combating malnutrition by leveraging agriculture a core area of focus.

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