Food Production and Nutrition Management (Hardback, S. Prabakaran, A. Krishnamoorthi, R. Sowmyapriya)

This book, Food Production Nutrition Management, addresses the critical need for a comprehensive approach to food systems, one that integrates the principles of sustainable food production with the science of human nutrition. By exploring the complex relationships between agriculture, food security, and nutrition, we aim to provide a roadmap for creating healthier, more sustainable food systems.

Through a combination of theoretical foundations, real-world examples, and cutting-edge research, this book covers the entire food value chain, from crop and animal production to food processing, distribution, and consumption. Ultimately, this book is a call to action - a recognition that the future of food is not just about producing more, but about producing better. Better for human health, better for the environment, and better for the well-being of all people.

Content

1. Food Production and Consumption Trends in India

2. Food Security and Growing Population Vision 2020

3. Reason for Grain Surplus

4. National and International Food Policies

5. Production, Procurement, Distribution Constraints; Processing Constraints

6. Availability of Food Grains, Per Capita Expenditure on Food

7. Trends in Poverty, Public Distribution System Below Poverty Line Population Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), Policy Implementation in Context to Globalization

8. Relation of Food Production to National Dietary

Guidelines and Food Consumption Pattern

9. Food Based Dietary Approaches to Eliminate Hunger

10. Nutrient Deficiency (a) Micro Nutrient Deficiency, Protein Energy Malnutrition

or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), (b) Micro Nutrient Deficiency and HRD in Context of Work Capacity of Women and Children

11. Food Grain Productivity and Food Security