Nutrition and Food Security in India by Pradhan, Jalandhar;

Long description:

This volume focuses on pace and progress in India towards achieving various targets of SDG2: ‘End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture’ and SDG3: ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’. The chapters provide detailed analyses of several programmes and schemes that exist to address the issue of nutrition and food security in India, such as the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) launched in 2018 with challenging goals to eradicate malnutrition. It examines why despite efforts, public health crisis, like malnutrition in several forms and food insecurity, remains grim across the Indian states. The book relies mostly on the recently published National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data (2019-21) which indicates a need for substantial improvements across multiple domains to achieve the global SDG targets by 2030.

The book addresses three broad themes: trends and determinants of public health nutrition; food security and public policy; equity in nutrition and food security. Chapters have been contributed by academic researchers as well as policy makers and experts working at the grassroot level to present a holistic picture. The book is thus a comprehensive blend of theoretical perspectives and practical insights, providing practical knowledge insights, and examining nutrition and food security from varied dimensions, including policy, agriculture, health, economics, and sociology. Furthermore, it integrates latest research findings and data, ensuring that readers are presented with the most up-to-date information and insights.

The use of lucid language and real-world examples aim to facilitate a broader readership. Its multidisciplinary approach enables readers to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the complex issues at play, making the book a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Table of Contents:

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Chapter 1 - Where India Stands? Assessing Nutrition and Food Security for public Policy.- Chapter 2 - An Empirical Exposition of Anaemia among scheduled tribe women of the reproductive age group in India.- Chapter 3 - Factors Associated with Malnutrition among Under-5 age group children in India: A study on National Family Health Survey5.- Chapter 4 - Correlates of High-Risk Fertility Behaviour and Anaemia Among Urban Indian Women (15-49 Years).- Chapter 5 - Urban Poverty and Child Malnutrition in India: A Geographical Analysis.- Chapter 6 - COVID-19 Relief Access, Food Security, and Health Seeking Behaviour among Rural Households during the Lockdown Period.- Chapter 7 - Nutrition and Food Security among Adolescent girls in India: Data to Public Policy.- Chapter 8 - Nutrition and Food Security in Odisha- A landscape analysis.- Chapter 9 - Anaemia status among women and children of India with a special focus on tribal population: A study based on NFHS-5.- Chapter 10 - Inequality in the prevalences of malnutrition across social and economic groups among women in India"".- Chapter 11 - What do marginalised populations eat and why- Issues of equity and equality.- Chapter 12 - Assessment of Nutritional Status Among Rural Women of Reproductive Age Group in Wayanad District, Kerala.- Chapter 13 - Partner's IPV attitude and it's association with food security and nutrition among women in Eastern India.- Chapter 14 - Assessing the effectiveness of Vitamin-D fortification on health and nutritional status of pregnant women and under-five children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.