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This article examined the prevalence of malnutrition alongside stunting, anemia, being overweight or being underweight among women and children at both the state and district levels in India. The authors found a prevalence of dual burdens between malnutrition and anemia, stunting, and being...

As a combination of findings from oral history interviews and archival sources, this article links the ocharchilik (famine in 1933) and its consequences in the communities. Access the document here.

This article describes the challenges that conventional, commodity agriculture poses to resource security in Turkmenistan, and suggests agricultural reforms for water efficient, diverse cereal-crops held by smallholder farms. Click for the journal here. Highlights Future water–food security was...

A study conducted in Tajikistan with groups of pregnant women, mothers of young children, fathers, and mothers-in-law during the spring of 2016 conveys the challenges of dietary diversity. The barriers found include poverty, food scarcity, gradual introduction of household diet components, expenses...

This article assesses the overall burden of child and maternal malnutrition in every state of India from 1990 through 2017. Summary Background Malnutrition is a major contributor to disease burden in India. To inform subnational action, we aimed to assess the disease burden due to malnutrition and...

This article reviews the high prevalence of child mortality in India and within its different states. Poverty, malnutrition, and poor sanitation are explored as major drivers of child mortality. The authors turn to Kerala, the state with the lowest child mortality rates in India, as a potential...

In this article, the authors review data on malnutrition among under-five children in India and propose strategies for tackling both under-nutrition and over-nutrition.

Abstract Background: Maternal and child undernutrition have adverse consequences for pregnancy outcomes and child morbidity and mortality, and they are associated with low educational attainment, economic productivity as an adult, and human wellbeing. ‘Nutrition-sensitive’ agriculture programs could...