Search Knowledge for policy

Foodborne disease poses several major threats toward attaining sustainable improvements in food and nutrition security (FNS), on a global scale. These threats have numerous...

Background Nutrition-sensitive agriculture is an effective multi-sectoral approach to address the underlying causes of malnutrition. However, successful implementation requires the involvement of different sectors to jointly plan, monitor...

The European Commission document on ‘European Research and Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security’ sets out how research and innovation policy is currently contributing to food and nutrition security...

Background India’s 1.4 million community health and nutrition workers (CHNWs) serve 158 million beneficiaries under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme. We assessed...

Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute have published a new brief (Jul 2022) that puts forward seven key areas and 18 practical actions that governments...

Over the last 2 decades, many African countries have undergone dietary and nutrition transitions fueled by globalization, rapid urbanization, and development. These changes have...

This open access book brings together varying perspectives for transformational change needed in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Stressing the need of thinking for a post-Green Revolution future...

Highlights A synthesis of five years of research on agriculture and nutrition in South Asia. A systems approach is needed to understand agriculture’s contribution to nutrition. Political commitment needs...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has a mandate to promote maternal and child health and welfare through support to governments in the form of technical assistance, standards, epidemiological and statistical...

The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) published its 2020 annual report on activities and accomplishments from its five research flagships: food systems...