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In contrast with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil's poverty rate is estimated to have decreased …-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, food insecurity (FI) estimates showed an opposite trend: Severe and moderate FI went up in 2020 …. This apparent paradox can be mostly explained by the way in which poverty and FI are measured: Measurements of poverty are …
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significant decline in poverty over the past years. Concerns about the slow progress in reducing under nutrition have triggered …Under nutrition levels in Lao PDR remain among the highest in the world, despite both rapid economic growth and a … intense policy discussion and several analytical reports have been produced over the last few years on the Lao PDR nutrition …
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-Saharan Africa has been solid and has supported improvements in nutrition outcomes and poverty rates.Despite some relative gains … urban livelihoods alike, and providing food and income for the majority of households. Recent agriculture growth in Sub …, food insecurity and malnutrition in absolute terms continue to be major public health challenges in most African countries …
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, in 2012-13, an estimated 19 percent of the population lived below the official poverty line in the state, lower than the … of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) requested technical support for better understanding nutrition determinants and … objectives are to better understand the barriers to improved nutrition and health in Nagaland and to help the state government to …
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Eliminating tuberculosis (TB) as a public health concern is not only about saving lives, but also equally an important economic investment. In line with this, the Government of India (GOI) has a target of elimination of TB by 2025, through innovative measures, including providing multiple direct...
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Shifting consumer demand and accelerating climate change will further shape the agri-food sector in Croatia in the next …, sustainable, and convenient products. Recent EU market projections further confirm ongoing shifts in consumer demand. Agri-food … revolution' as food retailing shifts from small shops and grocery stores to supermarkets. Climate change impacts and risk will …
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food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers … privacy; exclusion; and cybersecurity breaches. These risks cut across all segments of the economy, including the food system …
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To permanently end poverty and hunger by 2030, the world needs a food system that can feed every person, every day …, everywhere; that can raise real incomes of the poorest people; that can provide safe food and adequate nutrition; and that can … better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently, we need a food system that is more resilient and that shifts from …
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'Integrating Nutrition Promotion and Rural Development' (INPARD) is a multisectoral approach to delivering nutrition … development programme could be employed to deliver improved human nutrition outcomes - an objective not typically included in …. The villages were selected in part on prevailing poverty levels, and 20 of them were randomly selected for evaluation by …
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-nourished population. Deficiencies in nutrition and health, lower levels of education, lack of language skills in the national language … gap in nutrition and economic well-being …
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