2007

The document deals with the programmes chalked out by CPF to create an enabling environment for the local communities living in its intervention areas.

Attended by 11countries, the summary of the Inaugural Ceremony held in Delhi, provided by the Japan department on the topic of Equality Ministerial Meeting, highlights the measures widely undertaken to prevent gender inequality and promote women for decision making processes.

To address the increasing vulnerability of women to HIV and related issues, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) invited UNIFEM to undertake a policy review in 2005 of the schemes and programmes of MWCD, to develop a training package for women for their empowerment.

The National Nutrition Conclave was organized from August 12-14, 2007 at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, (MSSRF), Chennai, India, with the object to re-energize the expanded nutrition community and increase collaboration and commitment to take the selected actions forward. The write-up highlights the participation of the professionals from diverse areas and their coordinated efforts to make nutrition-secure India a reality.

For more than half of humanity Rice is Life. This World Wide Fund for Nature Report highlights the relationship between rice, food security and water scarcity and examines the contribution that the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) can make to address various challenges in India.