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Wasting is easily reversible once the impact of infectious disease recedes and health status improve. Severe wasting, however, requires concerted medical attention along with appropriate nutritional intake.

Climate change has added to the enormity of India’s food security challenges. While the relationship between climate change and food security is complex, most studies focus on one dimension of food security, i.e., food availability. This paper provides an overview of the impact of climate change on India’s food security, keeping in mind three dimensions — availability, access, and absorption. It finds that ensuring food security in the face

Undernourished people with weak immune systems and those with co-morbidities are strongly linked to adverse COVID-19 outcomes.

Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on food and nutrition security. Efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 on Zero Hunger have been stalled, and it is estimated that an additional 137 million people faced acute food insecurity as 2020 ended. The reasons are many: interrupted food supply chains, high levels of unemployment, loss of incomes, and rising food cost. Climate change and the resultant extreme we

Across the globe, more than 730 million women report ever having experienced some form of gender-based violence; those in low- and lower-middle-income countries are disproportionately affected. In the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the incidence of violence suffered by women in the hands of their intimate partners, owing to heightened stresses of loss of livelihood, disruption of social and protective networks, a

After improving between 2000 and 2013, hunger levels have significantly worsened in Africa in the years since. While global food insecurity is currently at an all-time high, Africa's record in addressing undernutrition was not impressive even in the pre-pandemic era when growth rates were higher. There are several challenges to food security in Africa, including short-term external shocks such as the pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war, and long-

Ethnicity, security and connectivity identified as the foundational pillars of the multifaceted bilateral ties between India and Myanmar — an event report.

India's nutrition levels have been a matter of concern. Policymakers have to shift their approach to find a long-term solution for the problem

The countries of BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, are working to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into action plans to ensure access to adequate and nutritious food. They are transforming their food systems based on their priorities and capacities to fulfill, in particular, the 2030 SDG Goal 2 that aims to “end hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable

Current data suggests that the global community is far from achieving the 2030 agenda of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition. By the end of 2019, 650 million people suffered from chronic hunger and 135 million experienced acute food-insecurity. Not all regions are equal: the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 found that some are experiencing less severe incidence of hunger on the GHI scale, compared to others. The most serious levels of

Agriculture remains the world’s biggest employer and the most important source of food and raw material for various economic activities. The fulfillment of a number of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is anchored on the performance of the sector. This brief examines the most crucial negative consequences of how modern agriculture is practiced, and how these will make it difficult for the world to realise the SDGs. Drawing on examples fr

Indian agriculture cannot afford to rely on unsustainable ways. Sustainable agriculture, which applies less pressure on natural resources, is the need of the hour.

India has made significant strides in agricultural production since the days of green revolution and has valuable lessons to share with its development partners, including countries in the African continent. This paper argues that there is a strong rationale for India-Africa collaboration on food security, given their common challenges of hunger, undernutrition, and low productivity. The paper finds that India plays an important role in augmentin

According to the latest Economic Survey, due to sex selective abortions alone, there are an estimated 63 million missing women from India’s population and two million more are missing from every age group every year due to abortions, neglect, disease and malnutrition of girls.

The issues with adolescent health are not limited to just the structure of the policy — it extends to the structure of institutions as well.

India’s long-term growth strategy must be pegged to its labour force, whatever the economic model of choice may be. A major part of how the Indian growth story plays out will hinge on the country’s success in delivering the right to life, health and livelihood for all Indians, including India’s girls and women.

Lab-grown meats are new, and the health outcome is still unknown. Most consumers prefer natural products and reject foods derived from unnatural sources.

India is among the countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the consequences of global warming. While there are notable efforts for both mitigation and adaptation, these have failed to consider issues of gender equity even as evidence shows that women and girls bear the disproportionate burden of climate change. This is a gap that needs to be bridged, given the complex interlinkages between climate and gender that encompass livelihoods,

The concept of food security comprises access, affordability, food safety, food preferences and dietary patterns. Recently, there has been a demand-driven shift in food consumption patterns in India towards nutrition-rich and economically high-value horticulture (fruits and vegetables), livestock and dairy products. Providing for such consumption needs will require diversification of agricultural production beyond the staples, especially wheat an

The early years, particularly the first 1,000 days, are a critical period in a child’s development, with lifelong impacts. Evidence shows that one of the most effective strategies for economic growth is investing in the developmental growth of at-risk young children. However, early childhood development (ECD) programmes are severely challenged by the sheer scale of need in the face of early childhood care and education losses due to COVID-19 me

Safeguarding people’s health has been the global priority amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In Bhutan, emerging lessons show how nutrition and other aspects of health are intricately related to the management of food security during the current crisis, and beyond. The country’s leaders have used moral suasion alongside policy measures to demonstrate that good nutrition need not be a luxury.

Thinking about the future of global food systems has now become more critical than ever. Climate change impacts—among them, shifts in soil quality, precipitation, pest regimes, seasonal growth patterns, along with land degradation and reduction in biodiversity—have impacted agricultural and aquatic food production systems across the world. Indeed, the causal links between climate change and food security are manifesting more clearly, particul

India has recorded notable progress in maternal and child health in the recent years. The state of Madhya Pradesh (MP), however, has performed sub-optimally compared to most states and union territories (UTs) of India. MP’s annual reduction in maternal mortality rate (MMR), for example, is at 5.8 percent, compared to the national average of 7.5 percent; the yearly drop in neonatal mortality rate (NMR) is at 0.6 percent, far below the national a

Lack of dietary diversity--adequate intake of food from all the food groups -- can be more harmful to health than infectious diseases

Timely nutritional interventions of breastfeeding, age-appropriate complementary feeding, full immunisation and Vitamin A supplementation have proven effective in improving outcomes in children.

Let first one thousand days of life get a chance to unleash the potential of the child to live a life with dignity.

भारतातील पोषणाचा दर्जा ही चिंतेची बाब आहे. या समस्येवर दीर्घकालीन उपाय शोधण्यासाठी धोरणकर्त्यांना त्यांचा दृष्टिकोन बदलावा लागेल.

महिलांना भेडसावणाऱ्या समस्या दूर करण्यास आणि चांगल्या आहारास प्रोत्साहन न दिल्यास, कोविड-१९ सारख्या महामारीसह, जगाला उपासमारीचाही सामना करावा लागेल.

कुपोषणासारख्या भीषण समस्येला तोंड देताना चीनने केलेल्या उपाययोजनांतून भारताने काय घ्यावे याचा उहापोह करणारा लेख.

कोरोनाच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर हे लक्षात ठेवायला हवे की, आईमधील कुपोषणामुळे आईच्या व उद्याच्या पिढीचीही शारीरिक क्षमता कमी होते. त्यामुळे संसंर्गाची शक्यता वाढते.

कोविड १९ लशीची माहिती देतानाच त्यासोबत संतुलित आणि चौरस आहाराचे नियमित सेवन करण्याबाबतचे फायदे लोकांच्या मनावर बिंबवणे गरजेचे आहे.

फ़िलहाल दुनिया में अल्प-पोषण में बढ़ोतरी के साथ-साथ ज़्यादा वज़न, मोटापे और ग़ैर-संक्रामक बीमारियों के प्रसार में इज़ाफ़ा दिखाई दे रहा है. खाद्य प्रणाली का दृष्टिकोण (खेत-ख

महिलांना आरोग्यसेवा मिळवून देण्यासाठी आणि त्यांना सक्षम बनविण्यासाठी फेमटेक हे एक महत्त्वाचे साधन असल्याचे सिद्ध होईल.

कुपोषणाच्या आंतरपिढी चक्राच्या आव्हानावर मात करण्यासाठी संपूर्ण आयुष्यभर पोषणामध्ये गुंतवणूक करणे हे अंतिम ध्येय असले पाहिजे.

भारतातील तीव्र आणि जुनाट कुपोषण दूर करण्यासाठी राज्य स्तरावर माहिती-चालित, संदर्भ-विशिष्ट, एकात्मिक आणि समग्र धोरणात्मक कृती आवश्यक आहे.

प्रोटिनच्या सेवनासंबंधात भारतीयांमध्ये अनेक गैरसमज दिसून आले. त्यातही प्रोटिनमुळे वजन वाढते, असे ८५ टक्के नागरिकांना वाटत असल्याचे आढळले.

जेंडर बजेट म्हणजेच लिंगाधारित आर्थिक नियोजन करताना सध्याचा असमतोल विचारात घेणारा व गरजांवर आधारित दृष्टिकोन हवा.

मानवी भांडवल ही राष्ट्रांची संपत्ती आहे आणि ती आरोग्य, पोषण, कौशल्ये आणि लोकांच्या ज्ञानावर अवलंबून असते. निरोगी, उच्च कुशल कामगारांची निर्मिती आणि देखभाल करण्यासाठी, भा�

महिला आणि लहान मुलांमधील कुपोषण रोखण्यासाठी यावर्षी राष्ट्रीय पोषण महिन्याचे निमित्त साधून जिल्हा स्तरावर विविध उपक्रमांचे आयोजन करण्यात आले आहे.

‘ऑब्झर्व्हर रिसर्च फाऊंडेशन’ने प्रकाशित केलेले तुमचे दृष्टिकोन अन्न सुरक्षा, हवामान बदल, शाश्वत शेती आणि जमिनीचा वापर यांच्यातील व्यामिश्र दृष्टीवर प्रकाशझोत टाकते. �

लष्कराचा आकार कमी करण्याच्या व भविष्यकाळातील आव्हाने पेलण्यासाठी सुसज्ज दलांची उभारणी करण्याच्या श्रीलंकेच्या इच्छेमुळे भारताला त्या देशाशी भागीदारी वाढवण्याच्या �

खाद्य सुरक्षा वैश्विक कृषि सहयोग के केंद्र में रही है, लेकिन इसे प्राप्त करने के परिणामस्वरूप एक ऐसी विरोधाभासी स्थिति बन गई है जहां उपभोक्ताओं की वैश्विक खाद्य पदार्थों