Sustainable Farming Systems for Food and Nutrition Security
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.
Agriculture and Nutrition: Leveraging both for Food and Health!
It’s thirty years since Arnold Pacey and Philip Payne published ‘Agricultural Development and Nutrition’, in which they laid out the disconnect between the agricultural science and nutritiona