The Nexus between Agriculture and Nutrition

Abstract

Adequate ammounts of not only calories, but aldo protein, fats vitamins, and minerals to support growth and development throughout their life cycle. although tremendous progress has been made in meeting the worlds food demand, many parts of the developing world continue to suffer from undernutritionthat is, deficiencies in energy, protein, and essential vitamins and minerals. a number of indicators can be used to measure nutritional status (Box 1). although undernutrition can occur at any time during a persons life cycle, nutrition deficiencies among children (particularly those under 24 months) can lead to particularly severe and even permanent damage (Ruel and hoddinott 2008).