, malnutrition still represents a challenge and is now understood to encompass the three simultaneous dimensions of undernourishment …, micronutrient deficiencies, and over-nutrition manifest in overweight and obesity. These changes in food systems and in the … understanding of the global malnutrition challenge necessitate fresh thinking about food systems-based strategies to reduce …

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 … transfer programs are aimed at addressing this, most are too small to have a marked effect in protecting or promoting nutrition …