Unraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture

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dc.creatorPingali, Prabhu
dc.creatorAbraham, Mathew
dc.date2019-02-14
dc.date2024-06-21T09:05:40Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:05:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:15:45Z
dc.descriptionIn 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146039
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99220
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherCAB International
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1079/9781786399311.0000
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePingali, 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
dc.subjectnutrition-sensitive agriculture
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.titleUnraveling India's malnutrition dilemma: A path toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture
dc.typeBook Chapter

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