India is home to one-third of the world‘s undernourished children. According to the third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), one-third of Indian children are born with low birth weight, 45 percent of children below three years of age are stunted, 23 percent are wasted, and 40 percent are underweight. Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture is the Interventions or programmes that address the underlying determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development— food security; adequate care giving resources at the maternal, household and community levels; and access to health services and a safe and hygienic environment—and incorporate specific nutrition goals and actions. | Nutrition - Sensitive agriculture A paradigm for achieving nutrition sovereignty
