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Farming System for Nutrition-a pathway to dietary diversity: Evidence from India by Pradhan, Aliza, S, Raju, D J, Nithya, Panda, Akshaya Kumar, Wagh, Rupal D, Maske, Mahesh R, R V, Bhavani

“…Farming is the main livelihood of a majority of people in India. The country is also home to a large population of undernourished people. This indicates…”
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Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India by Narayanan, Rama, Panda, Akshaya Kumar, Nithya, D J, Bhavani, R V

“…An ongoing action research nutrition literacy programme based on Freire's approach of raising critical consciousness through the use of dialogue as a pedagogic…”
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DIETARY DIVERSITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS IN RURAL INDIA by Nithya, D J, Bhavani, R V

“…Dietary diversity is associated with household or individual food availability and intake of nutrients from different food groups and is an important component…”
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Child Under-weight and Agricultural Productivity in India: Implications for Public Provisioning and Women’s Agency by Vepa, Swarna Sadasivam, Viswanathan, Brinda, R. V., Bhavani, Parasar, Rohit

“…A recent global hunger index indicated a 12 percent decline in child underweight rates. This study attempts an empirical explanation of the factors that…”
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The COVID19 pandemic crisis and the relevance of a farm-system-for-nutrition approach by Bhavani, R. V., Gopinath, R.

“…The Covid19 pandemic should be seen as a wake-up call for humanity, to reflect, rethink and redesign food systems that are safe, healthy, sustainable, and…”
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Interventions in agriculture for nutrition outcomes: A systematic review focused on South Asia by Bird, Frances A., Pradhan, Aliza, Bhavani, R.V., Dangour, Alan D.

“…•Nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions often support vulnerable populations.•Evidence shows interventions improve intermediate outcomes like dietary…”
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Food production & availability--essential prerequisites for sustainable food security by Swaminathan, M S, Bhavani, R V

“…Food and nutrition security are intimately interconnected, since only a food based approach can help in overcoming malnutrition in an economically and socially…”
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Leveraging agriculture for nutrition in South Asia: What do we know, and what have we learned? by Gillespie, Stuart, Poole, Nigel, van den Bold, Mara, Bhavani, R.V., Dangour, Alan D., Shetty, Prakash

“…•A synthesis of five years of research on agriculture and nutrition in South Asia.•A systems approach is needed to understand agriculture’s contribution to…”
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Finger Millet in Tribal Farming Systems Contributes to Increased Availability of Nutritious Food at Household Level: Insights from India by Pradhan, Aliza, Panda, Akshaya Kumar, Bhavani, R. V.

“…The challenge to food production posed by climate aberrations has been seeing increased attention to reviving millet-based farming systems. Millets are…”
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Establishing integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes to diversify household food and diets in rural India by Vijaya Bhaskar, A. V., Nithya, D. J., Raju, S., Bhavani, R. V.

“…Agriculture is the predominant livelihood for 70 % of the population living in rural India, and food expenses occupy a major proportion of their household…”
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MEETING REPORT: Towards achieving the SDGs and strengthening the science of climate resilience by Bhavani, R. V.

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Agrochemicals, Environment, and Human Health by Devi, P. Indira, Manjula, M, Bhavani, R.V

“…Global consumption of agrochemicals continues to rise, despite growing evidence of their adverse effects on environmental quality and human health. The extent…”
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Serving farmers and saving farming by Bhavani, R. V.

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Prakash Sarvotham Shetty (1943–2018) by Bhavani, R. V., Kesavan, P. C., Swaminathan, M. S.

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Operationalizing the concept of farming system for nutrition through the promotion of nutrition-sensitive agriculture by Nagarajan, S., Bhavani, R. V., Swaminathan, M. S.

“…Despite impressive gain in agricultural production and greater availability of food, a large population in India is suffering from nutritional imbalance…”
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A Farming System Model to Leverage Agriculture for Nutritional Outcomes by Das, Prasun Kumar, Bhavani, R. V., Swaminathan, M. S.

“…Agriculture is the primary livelihood of a majority of the population in South Asia. The region also houses a large population of undernourished people. The…”
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