Nepal is a mountainous, landlocked, and low-middle-income country in the South Asian region. Agriculture is the principal occupation housing 69% of the labor force, followed by tourism.
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Welcome to the first edition of South Asia Nutrition Knowledge Initiative’s (SANI) Abstract Digest! In each issue, we aim to curate a selection of the latest and relevant studies on maternal and child nutrition for the South Asia region.
Global agricultural production has risen substantially in recent decades and needs to rise further to meet the ever-growing food demand.
Poor diet quality (diet diversity and animal-source food [ASF] consumption) during childhood negatively affects growth, development, behaviour and physiologic function in later life.
This paper examines the association between corporate income taxes and labor market informality.
Availability of national polices, programmes, and survey-based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia
Progress to improve nutrition among women, infants and children in South Asia has fallen behind the pace needed to meet established global targets.
Food price inflation in East and Southeast Asia: Situation, driving forces, and the outlook
Food price inflation has raised concerns about food insecurity and systemic crises in East and Southeast Asia, given the region’s population size, economic significance, and role in the international food market.
Background: Mental health and behavior problems are under-recognized in low- and middle- income countries, especially in young children.
Innovation spaces are often dominated by linear, top-down approaches, with the transfer of technology being seen as the solution to many problems rather than trying to understand which innovation processes people are engaging with themselves.
Remoteness, farm production, and dietary diversity in Nepal
This paper explores the relationship between agriculture, dietary diversity, and market access in Nepal, testing the complex causal chains involved, and the nuanced connections between production diversity and dietary diversity among smallholder f
Evaluating preschool linear growth velocities: an interim reference illustrated in Nepal
Objective: An annualized linear growth velocity (LGV) reference can identify groups of children at risk of growing poorly.
Parental migration and children’s dietary diversity at home: Evidence from rural China
There is a growing literature documenting the link between parental migration and children’s health. However, few studies have explained the underlying mechanism of this observed relationship.
Reverting to traditional views of gender during times of relative deprivation: An experimental study in Nepal
Do individuals’ perceptions of their relative economic status affect their attitudes regarding gender roles in patriarchal societies?
Fifty-four per cent of India’s population is under 25 years of age and, as per the 2011 Population Census, close to 34 per cent of India’s rural population belonged to the age group 15–34.
Proceedings of the National Consultation Workshop on Food and Agriculture System Transformation in Nepal
The United States Government’s (USG) Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) is an integrated whole-of-government approach that aims to end global hunger, poverty, and malnutrition through the Feed the Future initiative.
Proceedings of the National Consultation Workshop on Food and Agriculture System Transformation in Nepal
The National Consultation Workshop on Food and Agriculture System Transformation in Nepal was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 18–19, 2023.
Development of a Women’s Empowerment metric for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WE-WASH)
There is a growing focus on gender-sensitive approaches and women’s empowerment in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. At the same time, there is a lack of metrics to measure women’s empowerment in the WASH sector.
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Irrigation and Mechanization Systems (ILIMS), led by the University of Nebraska’s Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) (Nebraska-ILIMS), was fittingly launched at this year’s World Food Day with t