Leveraging Agriculture for Child and Adolescent Nutrition in India
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2016Author
Bhavani, R.V.
Shetty, Dr Prakash
Parasar, Rohit
Nithya, DJ
Rajeesh, Sangeetha
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Ensuring access and safety of food to meet the nutritional requirements of proteins, calories and micronutrients in infancy and childhood from six months of age needs to be a priority in India. This Policy Brief looks at the following focus polices and programmes: Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS; Mid-Day Meal Scheme; National Nutrition Policy 1993; Draft National Plan of Action for Children 2016; National Food Security Act 2013.
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LANSA (2017) Leveraging Agriculture for Child and Adolescent Nutrition in India, Policy Brief 2016 3, Brighton: LANSAIs part of series
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