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Trends and inequities in food, energy, protein, fat, and carbohydrate intakes in rural Bangladesh
Background: Tracking dietary changes can inform strategies to improve nutrition, yet there is limited evidence on food consumption patterns and how disparities in food and nutrient intakes have changed in Bangladesh.
This study examines the role of caste-based affiliations in the smallholders’ social network interactions for adoption choices.
We evaluate a large-scale model of agricultural advisory services, known as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) or Farm Science Centers, introduced by the Government of India to facilitate smallholder adoption of new agricultural technologies.
The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system
Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities.
A simplified measure of nutritional empowerment: Using machine learning to abbreviate the Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index (WENI)
Measuring empowerment is both complicated and time consuming. A number of recent efforts have focused on how to better measure this complex multidimensional concept such that it is easy to implement.
Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition, and development
Urban food markets and the COVID-19 lockdown in India
As the world counts down to the 2025 World Health Assembly nutrition targets and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, millions of women, children, and adolescents worldwide remain undernourished (underweight, stunted, and deficient in micronutr
COVID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income, livelihood and farm and non-farm incomes.
Development of balanced nutrient management innovations in South Asia: Perspectives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Imbalanced application of fertilizers is a major fiscal and environmental problem in South Asia.
Impacts of a national lockdown on smallholder farmers’ income and food security: Empirical evidence from two states in India
Oshida and Haryana States experienced different challenges during India's lockdown due to existing structural differences and state-specific COVID-related policies.
Emerging evidence supports the intuitive link between chronic health conditions associated with air pollution and the vulnerability of individuals and communities to COVID-19.
Adoptions of improved technologies and production practices are important drivers of agricultural development in low-income countries like Nepal.
Adolescent pregnancy and child undernutrition are major social and public health concerns.