IMPLEMENTING NUTRITION SENSITIVE AGRICULTURE TO ERADICATE THE PROBLEM OF MALNUTRITION

L. NIRMALA¹*, A. VIDHYAKAR^2
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Community Science College and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : madurainirmala@gmail.com

Received : 01-11-2020     Accepted : 12-11-2020     Published : 15-11-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 21       Pages : 10348 - 10349
Int J Agr Sci 12.21 (2020):10348-10349

Keywords : Micronutrient malnutrition, Nutrition-sensitive agriculture, Nutrition education
Academic Editor : Dr Rakesh Ranjan
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Community Science College and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

According to WHO (2012) on average malnutrition causes 4.39 percent of death rate /year as the micronutrient deficiency causes 20 leading health risk factors and 5 million children die before their fifth birthday every year, and that a third of these deaths are associated with under nutrition. One in threeof the developing country children under the age of 5 (178 million children) are stunted due to chronic under nutrition and 148 million children are underweight