Gendered Time, Seasonality, and Nutrition: Insights from Two Indian Districts
Some of the key pathways linking agriculture and nutrition run through women’s work, yet the evidence on these links are weak. Using time-use data from two Indian districts, this paper seeks to fill this gap. In principle, women’s agricultural work could have positive and negative implications for nutrition, through increased control over incomes or intensifying work burdens. The emerging evidence points to the nuanced ways in which social identity, seasonality, and context mediate women’s work in agriculture and consequently food intakes and feeding practices.
Dietary Transition in India: Temporal and Regional Trends, 1993 to 2012
Rapid economic growth, urbanization, and globalization have resulted in dietary transformation in India. Triple burden of malnutrition remains a significant concern, with high pre- valence of undernutrition, widespread micronutrient deficiencies, and rising obesity. This article reviews the dietary transition in India by analyzing trends in food consumption across time and space. Household consumption survey data from 1993 to 2012 are analyzed to examine both national- and state-level trends to investigate how diets have changed and vary across the country.
Mapping of Policies Related to Fruits and Vegetables Accessibility in India
Multiple forms of malnutrition (MOM) are a public health concern that requires strong and collaborative policy action. One common thread across MOM is inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV). An underlying reason is inadequate supply that manifests as problems in accessibility. Using India as a case study, our aim was to understand how the FV supply-chain functions, to identify related policies that affect it and to explore opportunities for strengthening existing policies and creating new ones to improve FV accessibility.
