A5035333656- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
Public Health Foundation of India
2023-2024
The BLOOM study (co-Benefits of Largescale Organic farming On huMan health) aims to determine if a government-implemented agroecology programme reduces pesticide exposure and improves dietary diversity in agricultural households. To achieve this aim, community-based, cluster-randomised controlled evaluation the Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) will be conducted 80 clusters (40 intervention 40 control) across four districts state south India. Approximately 34...
Introduction While a number of studies have examined the nutritional impacts agroecological interventions, few on child development, maternal and anemia, men’s dietary diversity. Moreover, there been such evaluations at scale. We evaluated impact large-scale, multi-component food-based nutrition intervention involving homestead food production, counselling, cooking demonstrations, crop planning exercises. Methods A cross-sectional assessment was conducted in 2021–2022 50 villages where...
Abstract Introduction To date, most food-based nutrition interventions have not considered food production practices, particularly the use of synthetic chemicals. This study aimed to evaluate impact a multi-component intervention involving homestead production, counselling, cooking demonstrations, and crop planning exercises, employing agroecological practices (herein ‘nutrition-sensitive agroecology program’), on dietary diversity, nutritional status, child development in Andhra Pradesh,...