{"id":28675,"date":"2018-10-24T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28675"},"modified":"2018-10-24T14:18:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:48:18","slug":"for-nutrition-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/for-nutrition-security\/","title":{"rendered":"For nutrition security"},"content":{"rendered":"

For nutrition security<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

News:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. India is lacking in its commitment to tackle undernourishment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Important facts:<\/b><\/p>\n

    2. The UN\u2019s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report 2017, highlighted the ways to achieve nutritional policy reform.<\/span><\/p>\n

    3. The global agencies found that food security and better nutrition may be at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

    4. The NITI Aayog found that families below the poverty line consumed more cereals and less milk compared to the affluent. <\/span><\/p>\n

    5. Major highlights of the report:<\/span><\/p>\n

    a) Reduction in the reduction in the rate of undernourishment since the year 2000 despite large population facing hunger and poor nutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n

    b) The estimate of 815 million people enduring chronic food deprivation in 2016, compared to 775 million in 2014, is depressing.<\/span><\/p>\n

    c) The deprivation is even greater among people who live in regions affected by conflict and the extreme effects of climate change. <\/span><\/p>\n

    d) Under-nutrition rates continue to drop, although one in four children is still affected by stunting. <\/span><\/p>\n

    6. Reasons:<\/p>\n