Efficient Nutritional Programs at National Level

The latest global hunger index 2014 from IFPRI points at one form of hunger that is often ignored or overshadowed by hunger related to energy deficits and protein deficiency is hidden hunger—also called micronutrient deficiency—which affects some 2 billion people around the world. This shortage in essential vitamins and minerals can have long-term, irreversible health effects as well as socioeconomic consequences that can erode a person’s well-being and development. By affecting people’s productivity through physical weakness or due to long term effects of impaired mental development, it also takes a toll on countries’ economies.