Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …, a region characterized by a high level of malnutrition. The review finds that the level and stability of food prices … play a critical part in food consumption, with rising prices affecting poor households the most. Although public food …

forming self-help groups to mobilize savings and foster social empowerment at the local level is virtually non … social impacts of the formation of self-help groups in India. They find positive impacts on empowerment and nutritional … as non-participants. Female social and economic empowerment in program areas increased irrespective of participation …