KATHMANDU, July 6 -- 'Increased food and nutrition insecurity due to COVID-19 crisis amplifies the need to work toward inclusive food system'

A Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) 2020 launched on Monday said that the disruption to supply chains, lack of access to health and nutrition service and overwhelmed social protection system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased food and nutrition insecurity in South Asia.

The report launched at a virtual event co-organized by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), South Asia, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Trust for Advancement of Agriculture Sciences (TAAS) also said that the awareness and need to work toward inclusive food systems have been...