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Food and Nutrition
Crop diversification and nutritional outcomes: The linkages
Posted on 26 May, 2022 06:11 PMEnding poverty and hunger
Towards food system transition
Posted on 16 Apr, 2022 06:50 PMMarking its fifth year of formal presence in the country The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India held a special event in New Delhi in which Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, and Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog were
Budget briefs by Accountability Initiative: Highlights from key programmes
Posted on 30 Jan, 2022 12:45 PMUsing government reported data, the briefs analyse trends in allocations, public expenditures, outputs and outcomes of key social sector programmes. These briefs are published in the run-up to the Government of India budget in February every year.
Dietary diversity – key to tackle malnutrition among children
Posted on 18 Jan, 2022 10:31 PMThe recently published NFHS- 5 data presents a grim picture of the nutritional status of children in India.
Water contamination grips the country: Centre
Posted on 08 Dec, 2021 10:53 AMCountry’s water contaminated with lead, arsenic, fluoride: Centre
Global hunger index: Intersection of conflict and hunger
Posted on 15 Oct, 2021 04:53 PMThe 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) points to a dire hunger situation in a world coping with multiple crises. Progress toward Zero Hunger by 2030, already far too slow, is showing signs of stagnating or even being reversed.
The smallholder's dilemma
Posted on 11 Oct, 2021 09:20 PMRoughly 85 percent of the farm households in India are small or marginal farmers, that is, they have less than 2 hectares of land, with 70 percent having less than 1 hectare of land. The average landholding is only 0.5 hectares per household (NSO, 2021).
Community videos: By the community, for the community
Posted on 01 Oct, 2021 07:55 AMThe Paudi Bhuyan tribe in Odisha are one of the most primitive and vulnerable communities in the count
Kudrati kheti (natural farming) - A manual in Hindi
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 05:04 PMThis manual (third edition) in Hindi developed by Rajinder Chaudhary on natural farming, also known as organic, zero budget or alternative farming, is an attempt to spread awareness among Indian farmers about the above sustainable agriculture methods.
How kitchen gardens pick up pace in a rural MP village
Posted on 15 Aug, 2021 08:08 AMIn June 2021, UNDP felicitated 41 Women Water Champions for their rema