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“Opening the policy space: the dynamics of nutrition policy making in Bangladesh” reviews nutrition policy in the country and gives an historic overview on the process by which the National Nutrition Policy was developed, formulated, and adopted. The report was commissioned by the Global Support Facility for the National Information Platforms for Nutrition initiative.
The Global Fortification Data Exchange is an analysis and visualization tool that provides you with free access to data on food fortification including indicators on legislation, fortification standards, and food intake and availability.
Agricultural biodiversity has a small but consistent association with more diverse household- and individual-level diets as well as small, positive increments in young child linear stature, finds a review of recent evidence in Nutrition Reviews.
Purchasing food in supermarkets contributes to nutrition-related non-communicable diseases including overweight and obesity in urban Kenya, concludes a study in PLOS ONE.
On October 16, World Food Day 2017 will bring attention to the role that investments in food security and rural development can play in changing the future of migration. Pope Francis and Ministers of Agriculture attending the Group of Seven (G7) meetings will join the FAO Director General to mark the day with an official ceremony.
