Poor diets and ill-equipped food systems are a growing threat to nutrition in Asia-Pacific
FAO report points to pressing need to boost regional food systems, accelerate action to improve diets and nutrition
According to the findings of FAO’s 2017 Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutritionreport, there is a pressing need to tackle malnutrition alongside further promotion of the consumption of healthier foods while curbing the growth in consumption of unhealthy foods.
In addition to further investment in agriculture, the report also underlines an urgent need to step up investment in other areas to tackle malnutrition, such as improvements to sanitation, access to safe drinking water, improving diets during the first 1,000 days of life and policies and promotions to increase consumption of diverse nutrient-rich foods.
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Year: 2017
Geographical coverage: Asia and the Pacific
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/news/detail-events/it/c/1056237/
Content language: English