Explain nutrition-sensitive food systems and suggest strategies to achieve it in the country.

Nutrition-sensitive food system defined as one which acknowledges the differences in nutrition needs of a so called according to the region, social group, community etc and aims at fulfilling these gaps through tapping into the indigenous nutrition system. Strategies to achieve nutrition-sensitive food systems can be: (1) Identification of region-specific, by gender/community specific nutrition inadequacies. → a Iron deficiency among Indian women. (2) Capacity development of frontline workers like ASHA-School teachers etc to incorporate and educate at nutrition information. (3) Reprioritizing welfare – PDS, ICDS, taken Abhiyan like nutrition schemes based on enhancing dietary diversity. a Revision of eggs and milk in Timed meals. (4) Improving nutrition awareness amongst underprileged especially. → a ICDS- Richer sufferos from Vitamin-D deficiency- Rickets. (5) Encouraging crop diversification. → Powerceal via NGSF providing seed material, market linkages etc for establishing dietary diversity. → a Millets Delicious suggestion of farm based be adopted. (6) Local body enforcement for dietary diversity campaigns and institutes dietary diversity campaigns and institutes.

— D.S.K. Prachet · AIR 193