Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Bihar, India's poorest state, witnessed impressive yield growth in each of its three principal crops over 2005-17. This paper examines whether a convergence in district...

This report provides summary of activities, interventions and partnerships that WFP in India undertook while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. WFP in India responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by aligning its...

Micronutrient deficiency affects more than 2 billion individuals globally. It reduces adult health and productivity, inhibits children from reaching their full growth and development...

Dietary deficiency of micronutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A), leading to micronutrient malnutrition or hiden hunger, has been recognized as a widespread food-related health problem, affecting...

Imbalanced application of fertilizers is a major fiscal and environmental problem in South Asia. We review fertilizer policies and extension efforts to promote the balanced application of nutrients in Bangladesh...

The following set of case studies from around the world demonstrates what can be and is being achieved through food systems policy and practice reform that promotes human...

The diffusion of agricultural technologies is influenced by a number of factors, including the farm-, household- and location-specific characteristics, institutions, infrastructures, and agri-food policies. The empirical literature, however, focuses largely...

In 2015–16 some 38% of preschool children in India were stunted, 21% wasted, and more than half of Indian mothers and young children were anemic. Though widely...

1) Around 600 million TPDS beneficiaries are aware of their entitlements through One Nation, One Ration Card; 2) 80 million migrants...

The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting all segments of the society and is particularly proving detrimental to the members of social groups who are in a vulnerable situation. Global evidence indicates that poor...