What will it take to accelerate improvements in nutrition outcomes in Odisha? Learning from the past

Abstract

In this study the authors used public data, policy and program documents, published literature, and interviews with program and policy decision-makers, representatives from development partners, and civil society and community members. Factors that contributed to scale up of health and nutrition interventions and the food security program included overarching policy support, financing at the national and state level, leadership across sectors from government to civil society and development partners and state innovations in service delivery interventions. Barriers included lack of sanitation, low levels of women’s education and uneven progress across social groups. This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s by the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) programme