Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture
In this chapter, we make the case for India to shift to a nutrition-focused agricultural sector that goes beyond staple grain productivity to emphasize the production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods. The chapter first reviews the nutrition trends in India, characterized by slow progress...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2019
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| author | Pingali, Prabhu Abraham, Mathew |
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| description | In this chapter, we make the case for India to shift to a nutrition-focused agricultural sector that goes beyond staple grain productivity to emphasize the production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods. The chapter first reviews the nutrition trends in India, characterized by slow progress in addressing high and variable rates of malnutrition. It then assesses the policies that have influenced agricultural growth trajectories and safety-net programs to highlight the major challenges and disconnects in agriculture and nutrition policy. Finally, it calls for integrating some elements that a food-systems approach would consider, such as income, availability of nutritious food, intra-household distribution, and the health environment, as a way forward in addressing India’s malnutrition dilemma. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1460392025-12-08T10:29:22Z Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture Pingali, Prabhu Abraham, Mathew nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies agricultural policies sustainability malnutrition nutrition agricultural development food systems In this chapter, we make the case for India to shift to a nutrition-focused agricultural sector that goes beyond staple grain productivity to emphasize the production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods. The chapter first reviews the nutrition trends in India, characterized by slow progress in addressing high and variable rates of malnutrition. It then assesses the policies that have influenced agricultural growth trajectories and safety-net programs to highlight the major challenges and disconnects in agriculture and nutrition policy. Finally, it calls for integrating some elements that a food-systems approach would consider, such as income, availability of nutritious food, intra-household distribution, and the health environment, as a way forward in addressing India’s malnutrition dilemma. 2019-02-14 2024-06-21T09:05:40Z 2024-06-21T09:05:40Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146039 en https://doi.org/10.1079/9781786399311.0000 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute CAB International Pingali, Prabhu; and Abraham, Mathew. 2019. Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture. In Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum. Chapter 17. Fan, Shenggen; Yosef, Sivan; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (Eds.). Wallingford, UK: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CABI. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146039 |
| spellingShingle | nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies agricultural policies sustainability malnutrition nutrition agricultural development food systems Pingali, Prabhu Abraham, Mathew Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture |
| title | Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture |
| title_full | Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture |
| title_short | Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture |
| title_sort | unraveling india s malnutrition dilemma a path toward nutrition sensitive agriculture |
| topic | nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies agricultural policies sustainability malnutrition nutrition agricultural development food systems |
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