The book titled Nutrition and Agriculture Interface primarily aims to provide a strong foundation for students, research scholars, and professionals in understanding the intricate relationship between agriculture and nutrition. The discipline of agriculture and nutrition are interlinked and the curriculum provided in the universities and colleges related to these areas are also interconnected to provide a holistic understanding of the field.

The book is intended to serve as a comprehensive reference for students pursuing B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. programs, helping them build a solid foundation for advanced courses in this field. By addressing agriculture and nutrition in an integrated manner, the contents of this book seek to motivate learners to critically analyse agricultural practices in relation to nutrition security, assess their implications for population health, and explore innovative approaches to managing this vital nexus effectively.

This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the agricultural landscape and its direct and indirect linkages with population health. It emphasizes the importance of identifying, evaluating, and strengthening the agriculture–nutrition nexus to establish positive and sustainable interfaces. It also aims to create awareness and understanding of the critical interconnection between agriculture and nutrition.

After reading the book, the students will be able to understand the interlinking of agricultural production and nutritional status of the population by keeping a track with agriculture scenario of a place and connect with the health status to identify, evaluate and find ways to establish positive interfaces.The book serves as a text book for the Ph.D course of the same name being offered to students of Food Science & Nutrition in all State Agricultural Universities under the Indian Council of Agriculture Research.

Dr. Anuradha Dutta Professor Extension (Home Science, KVK), is married with two daughters. She has served the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology ,  Pant Nagar  Uttarakhand, India  since 1986. She did her Ph. D  in Social Science  from H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar,Uttarakhand; her research topic being ”Nutritional Status of the people of Garhwal Himalayas” .Her Master’s degree was in Foods & Nutrition during which period she was recipient of ICAR Junior Fellowship.  For her graduate degree program in B.Sc.  Home Science (Honours)  she received the university Merit & Bursary fellowship.

Dr. Anuradha Dutta, has served as Director and  Joint Director  in the Directorate of Extension Education. She has also held the position of Head, Department of  Foods and Nutrition , College of Home Science, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology. She has over 39 years of experience in the field of extension, research and teaching and has been a part of the faculty  of the University of Gondar, Ethiopia for a year. In her  teaching career she has taught 27 courses, guided 8 Ph.D  and 9 Msc. students besides  being an advisory committee member of over 30 students. She developed and published the   B.Sc Home Science Syllabus (2014). Dr. Dutta has received 15 awards, submitted 9 patents has written 1 book,and 9 book chapters.She has over 55 research papers, besides 5 papers in international and 30 papers in national conferences and over 10 popular articles

Dr. Dutta has  vast experience of working with the farming community of the Uttarakhand Himalayas. She has been actively involved in the transfer of Technologies in the field of agriculture and allied subjects, with a focus on gender issues .Over time her specialization has become coarse grains and underutilized crops and community nutrition, as she has been involved with several projects  related to these crops. Dr. Dutta has implemented 3 international projects funded by Earth Watch Institute U.S.A., FAO and IFAD-Bioversity International. She has handled several nationally funded projects also.  She has  run 5 projects funded by DST,  ITC ltd.  NABARD, NIHE and Hill Development Grant, G.. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology .  She has been the Unit Coordinator and Principal investigator of AICRP on Home Science. She  has been a 3 times member of the scientific panel of legumes & pulses and its products of the FSSSAI, and has been a  Leader as well as a Senior member of the Joint Review Mission of the  PM POSHAN, , Ministry of Education , Govt.of India on 3  occasions.  She has  served as  an Expert in selection committee for Faculty  in  a number of central as well as state universities. Currently she is Member Board of studies of  The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) in Dehradun, and is continuing to serve the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology ,  Pant Nagar.

1. Fundamentals of Food, Nutrition And Agriculture Interface - Himani Belwal
2. Food Production And Consumption Trends And Food Balance Sheet - Sumiran Pandey
3. Role Of Nutrition In Agriculture Planning And Its Relationship With National Development - Shraddha Joshi
4. Imapct Of Natural And Man Made  Disasters On Agriculture, Nutrition And Health - Swarnika Bansal
5. Agencies In Disaster Management - Sandhya Dhyani
6. Food And Nutrition  Security At International And National Household Level - Himani Belwal
7. Vicious Cycle Of  Low  Food  Production  And Undernutrition - Effect Of Food Production And Economic Policies On Food Availability - Shraddha Joshi
8. Role Of  Agriculture In Enhancing Food Security - Food Crop Failure And Malnutrition - Swarnika Bansal
9. Impact   Of  Physical  Resources,  Farming Systems, Cropping Systems And Inputs On Food, Nutrition And Health - Swati Nautiyal
10. Agriculture Marketing System - Niyati Tandon
11. Sustainable Food System - Swati Nautiyal
12. Consumer Subsidy And Public Distribution System - Sandhya Dhyani
13. Role Of National And International Organisations  In Agricultural Development In India - Sumiran Pandey
14. Future Trends in Food Nutrition And Agriculture Interface - Niyati Tandon