The socio-cultural and demographic milieu is crucial to the understanding of the Nutritional status of different population groups. The different parameters of nutrition status viz., anthropometric, dietary, bio-chemical and functional indicators can throw light on different levels degrees of nutritional status. A profile of these indicators particularly that of the valuable groups is essential for early detection of malnutrition, selection of appropriate interventions, selection of relevant strategies to combat the different types of malnutrition. Adolescents, girls in particular are potential groups that determine the present and the future quality of human life. In this context an analysis of their nutrition and consequent functional and health status is of paramount importance

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National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods: the Republic of Moldova reflects FAO’s commitment to promoting gender equality, while integrating a gender perspective into its operations. The report focuses on the intersections of gender, agriculture and rural development, and presents a snapshot of critical gender-based inequalities and their consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods in the Republic of Moldova. A picture of significant gender gaps in terms of the rural population’s access to educational and employment opportunities and social services is presented. In the area of agricultural production, women have much more limited access to and control over vital resources, including land, extension and advisory services and irrigation. The assessment includes recommendations on enhancing agriculture and developing rural communities with a gender-sensitive perspective, taking into consideration gender roles and differences between women and men in access to productive resources, inputs and information.

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Nutrition is the basic necessity for all of us. It is the science of foods, the nutrients and other substances, their action and interaction, balance in relationship to health and disease, the process by which the organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports and utilizes nutrients and disperse their end products. Each one of us is concerned with our health and health of those close to us. Media such as newspaper, magazines, television, radio, and internet are filled with pros and cons and advice about good health. We are all very much concerned with the health of our kids and always feel concerned for their sound health. Malnutrition and undernutrition are two grave problems the countries are facing throughout the world. The reason is lack of appropriate knowledge, poverty, illiteracy, and lack of regular diet patterns. To eradicate the root cause of these problems it becomes pertinent to provide nutrition education to the masses for improving the nutritional status of our children. Taking in view this situation the author has tried to study the nutritional status of primary school children so that appropriate measures can be suggested for improving the nutrition level of these children. Vipinder Nagra

In the last decade, addressing the persistent problem of maternal, infant, young child and adolescent malnutrition in India has gained significant attention. With the well-established serious implications of malnutrition on mortality and morbidity; mental health and cognitive development; activity and productivity and overall economic development, today there is an unprecedented political commitment to improving the grave woman and child nutrition scenario in the country. POSHAN ABHIYAAN (Nutrition Mission) was launched in a Mission mode by the Honourable Prime Minister of India on March 8, 2018, followed by measures for an effective implementation of an integrated nutrition strategy through POSHAN 2.0 in 2022. The book with 15 chapters tracks the history of evolvement of public nutrition policies and strategies, presents an update on the nutrition scenario, analyses the experiences and synthesises emerging lessons in the prevention and control of malnutrition. Additionally, the book includes chapters with details of each of the various government systems such as Health, ICDS, NRLM, PDS, Education/MDM, Water-Sanitation that provide lead in mainstreaming nutrition actions that directly or indirectly impact on accelerating the improvement of the nutrition situation of women, adolescents and children. The book is intended to be an indispensable reference for teachers and students of nutrition, community medicine, public health and development as well as professionals involved in the formulation and implementation of the nutrition policies and programmes. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

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