A Farming System Model to Leverage Agriculture for Nutritional Outcomes

Agricultural Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 193-203

  Das, Prasun Kumar ^a   Bhavani, R V ^a   Swaminathan, M S ^a  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity; Farming system for nutrition; Malnutrition; Nutrition awareness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; AWARENESS PROGRAMMES; BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS; DIETARY DIVERSITY; FARMING SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; RESOURCE ENDOWMENTS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

NUTRITION;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; DIET; FARMING SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MODELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY;

INDIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84940784789     PISSN: 2249720X     EISSN: 22497218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40003-014-0119-5     Document Type: Article

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