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Transforming food systems for a rising India

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This open access book examines India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” Despite economic progress, regional inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition persist. Simultaneously, recent trends in obesity and micro-nutrient deficiency indicate a future public health crisis. This book explores the challenges and opportunities to achieve a nutrition-secure future through diversified production systems, improved health and hygiene and greater individual capability to access a balanced diet. Within the context of developing countries, they highlight India’s status as an outlier regarding high levels of stunting and global trends in obesity. This book discusses the policy and institutional interventions needed to promote a nutrition-sensitive food system and the multi-sectoral strategies needed to address malnutrition in India.

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363.85610954 TRA t

Publisher

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan., 2019

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xxiv, 368p. : ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9783030144098

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363.85610954

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Economic history
Economic policy
India
Development economics
Medical economics
Nutrition policy
Food supply
Agriculture--Economic aspects

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by Prabhu Pingali et al.

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