First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Nutrition
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Guidelines were just on paper: Minister
BHUBANESWAR: Women and Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal today admitted that though there was a 20-point guideline for the procurement of dal these were never enforced in a proper manner at the district level. The dal was meant to be given to schoolchildren and pregnant women under the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme and supplementary nutrition programme (SNP).
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NAC: PMs panel got its economics wrong
Gets Sonia Blessing To Counter Minimalist View New Delhi: The Prime Minister-appointed Rangarajan Committee reviewing the draft food security bill has got its economics and logic wrong, a majority of members on the National Advisory Council has said as part of a draft report. Ready to take on the PMO, the council is nearing finalization of the report that will point out errors in the Ranga
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Rethinking farm for better health
IT IS time for us to take a hard look at our agricultural system. We are not yet reliving the food crisis of 2007-08, but food prices are surging, with global prices for wheat and maize rising by 75% and 60%, respectively, from June to December 2010.
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Undernutrition poses a herculean challenge
It is shocking to find that even in Haryana the calorie intake is lower than the all-India average Rajeshwari Agricultural progress in the last decade has made India self-sufficient in major foodgrains. Yet, undernutrition continues to be a major nutritional problem, especially in rural populations.
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Micro study to find out causes of diabetes
BHUBANESWAR: Deulisahi, an impoverished village in Jagatsinghpur district, and Krushnanandapur, a nearby village brimming with affluence, may be pictures in contrast.
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The nexus between agriculture and nutrition
This paper seeks to provide an overview of the complex and dynamic relationship between nutrition and growth, examine how different growth patterns lead to different nutritional outcomes, and identify the factors that influence the magnitude of this relationship.
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The state of the worlds children 2011
<p>The State of the World’s Children 2011: Adolescence – An Age of Opportunity examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage.
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Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health - Highlights from an international conference
<p>The 2020 Vision Initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) coordinated a global consultation process whose centerpiece was an international conference called “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health,” held February 10–12, 2011, in New Delhi, India.
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Midday meal row: Orissa minister kin quits
The brother of Orissa
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Inflation forces states to cut food scheme for kids
New Delhi: Rising food prices has hit the government