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India’s progress on undernutrition has been slow compared to its economic progress. 2/12
Getting the nutrition metric right is essential to getting the policy right. 3/12
Access to nutritious foods is lagging, despite increasing demand. 4/12
Regional disparities in nutritional outcomes can be attributed to varying trajectories of subnational structural transformation. 5/12
Investing in agriculture in the lagging states is fundamental to reducing malnutrition. 6/12
Investment in agriculture leads to better nutrition at the household level via higher incomes, access to diverse foods, more equitable intrahousehold food allocation, and improved health environments. 7/12
In regions where agriculture is underdeveloped and poverty is high, diets are mainly staple-based, and nutrition outcomes are poor. 8/12
In more developed regions, diets and nutrition outcomes have improved, but overnutrition is emerging as an important concern. 9/12
Achieving #SDG2 requires the policy focus to move toward more nutritious and micronutrient-rich foods, such as pulses, coarse cereals, vegetables, fruits, and animal products. 10/12
The effort to double incomes and productivity needs to be tailored to various different cropping systems in the country. 11/12
Learn more about these findings on our blog #ZeroHunger #India 12/12 https://tci.cornell.edu/blog/10-key-findings-from-tcis-report-on-ending-hunger-in-india/
