Health

Tough time for moms as CBSE bans junk food

Visakhapatnam: Parents are now perplexed about what to pack in the lunch box for their children following the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) direction to all schools affiliated to it

Publication Date: 
11/01/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Junk Food, Child Health, Children, Health Effects, Nutrition, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Health
Food Policy

Food and nutrition security in Nepal: a status report

This report on Nepal‘s food and nutrition security is one of the three main outputs of an analytical and capacity building regional project coordinated by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Besides Nepal, the project is also implemented in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Lao PDR, the Philippines and Timor-Leste.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2016
Ministry of Agricultural Development
Tags:
Food Security, Nutrition, Nepal, Malnutrition, Food Prices, Children
Climate Change

Climate change and food security: risks and responses

By adopting the sustainable development goals, the world has committed to ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition by 2030. But climate change is already undermining the livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable populations.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2016
FAO
Tags:
Climate Change, Food Security, Climate Impacts, Nutrition, India, Global, Agriculture, Agricultural Systems, Genetic Resources, Climate Adaptation
Food Policy

Social safety nets for food and nutritional security in India

This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of the evidence on impacts on food security, health and nutrition of beneficiaries.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2016
Sudha Narayanan, Nicolas Gerber
Center for Development Research
Tags:
Food Security, Nutrition, India, Public Distribution System (PDS), Health, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Mid-Day Meal Programme
Agriculture

2016 declared International Year of the Pulses

The UN has declared 2016 is the International Year of Pulses and grain legumes across the world are preparing for their year in the spotlight.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2016
The National (UAE)
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Crops, Nutrition, Global, Food Security, Malnutrition, Health
Food Policy

What Is the cost of providing one rupee of support to the poor? Assessing the ‘new’ PDS

The enduring equity-efficiency debate on India’s food policy revolves around two key issues—leakage of cereal grains from the system, and reduction in benefits at the extensive margin to reduce the fiscal burden. Using descriptive analysis and costing techniques, it is found that the public distribution system works well in regions with low market access, high cereal prices, and high poverty. It protects households from inflation through a price ceiling that automatically adjusts the value of the real implicit transfer. However, the biggest weakness is its one-size-fits-all approach.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2015
Suman Chakrabarti, Pallavi Rajkhowa
Economic and Political Weekly
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83-91
Tags:
Food Security, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, India, Food Policy, Nutrition
Health

Social safety nets for food and nutritional security in India

This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of the evidence on impacts on food security, health and nutrition of beneficiaries.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2015
Sudha Narayanan, Nicolas Gerber
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Tags:
Food Security, Nutrition, Public Distribution System (PDS), Health, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Mid-Day Meal Programme, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Health

APPI to spend Rs.300 cr. on reducing malnutrition in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik seeks more help in the field of education and governance

Publication Date: 
22/12/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Malnutrition, Children, Women, WIPRO, NGO, Nutrition, Health
Fisheries

Sustainability aspects and nutritional composition of fish: evaluation of wild and cultivated fish species consumed in the Netherlands

Health councils recommend higher fish consumption because of its associated health benefits. However, overfishing is considered the main threat to marine fisheries. To answer to the global fish demand, cultivated fish production continues to grow and may come with environmental concerns. This study aims to evaluate environmental sustainability and n-3 long chain (≥C20) polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) content of current fish consumption in the Netherlands.

Publication Date: 
21/12/2015
S. Marije Seves, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Marinka C. C. Brosens & et al
Climatic Change
1-14
Tags:
Fisheries, Nutrition, Netherlands, Consumption Patterns, Green House Gases, Land Use, Marine Fisheries
Health

Nutrition scheme in effect for slum people in Rajshahi

Around 19,000 slum poor and extreme poor families are getting health and nutritional supports that are bringing them out from the vicious circle of malnutrition in the city, speakers at a meeting i

Publication Date: 
21/12/2015
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Health, Nutrition, Bangladesh, Malnutrition, Child Health, Maternal Health, South Asia

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