Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition

The National elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition still holds the nation in its tight grip. And yet, of the myriads of topical issues that comprised political propaganda, including caste, religion, employment, farmer upliftment, and even social transfers, non...

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Main Authors: Verma, Smriti, Kumar, Anjani
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146443
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description The National elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition still holds the nation in its tight grip. And yet, of the myriads of topical issues that comprised political propaganda, including caste, religion, employment, farmer upliftment, and even social transfers, none of the political parties raised this critical issue. The twin problems of malnutrition and nutritional insecurity are particularly severe in rural India.
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spelling CGSpace1464432024-10-25T07:58:45Z Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition Verma, Smriti Kumar, Anjani biofortification public distribution systems rice malnutrition diet The National elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition still holds the nation in its tight grip. And yet, of the myriads of topical issues that comprised political propaganda, including caste, religion, employment, farmer upliftment, and even social transfers, none of the political parties raised this critical issue. The twin problems of malnutrition and nutritional insecurity are particularly severe in rural India. 2019-07-30 2024-06-21T09:07:04Z 2024-06-21T09:07:04Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146443 en Open Access Verma, Smriti; and Kumar, Anjani. 2019. Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition. Thomson Reuters Foundation News. July 08, 2019. http://news.trust.org/item/20190708081833-x8ny1
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public distribution systems
rice
malnutrition
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Verma, Smriti
Kumar, Anjani
Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
title Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
title_full Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
title_fullStr Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
title_full_unstemmed Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
title_short Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
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public distribution systems
rice
malnutrition
diet
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