Odisha Environment Congress 2015 awards MSSRF for work done to advance nutrition

LANSA MSSRF research work under Farming System for Nutritionfeasibility study being recognized and acknowledged in Odisha State is a proud moment no doubt, but the more important impact to record is the fact that periodic stakeholder engagement activity made it possible for ‘nutrition’ to be on the mainstream public discourse agenda.

A commendable outcome from the Odisha Environment Congress is the recommendationfor Odisha State Government to set aside 5% of GDP towards “nutrition focused and nutrition-sensitive interventions” to tackle micronutrition deficiency.