A new era for Himalayan large cardamom

Building up a common regional brand identity is paramount to the success of Himalayan large cardamom, and it can also help secure the livelihoods of the women home-based workers who nurture and…

Navya D’Souza |
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Gender, Poverty, Regional Integration, Social Protection

South Asia can learn from Indonesia to curb child stunting

Around 40 percent of the world’s stunted children live in South Asia, yet public policy and financing to address it has been insufficient. SAFANSI held a knowledge-sharing event on stunting where…

Hera Diani |
Health, Nutrition, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Boosting trade relations within South Asia

Sanjay Kathuria |
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Regional Integration, Trade, Transport

It’s time to end malnutrition in South Asia

Chronic malnutrition remains prevalent across South Asia as many poor South Asians cannot afford nutritious foods or don’t have the relevant information or education to make smart dietary choices…

Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough, Dhushyanth Raju |
Education, Health, Jobs & Development, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Social Protection

Promoting better nutrition in Bhutan

School children singing and dancing in Samtse Dzongkhag. Photo Credit: Izabela Leao / World Bank Bhutan is no ordinary place. A landlocked Himalayan kingdom tucked in a mostly rugged mountainous…

Izabela Leao, Tenzin Lhaden |
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Education, Environment, Poverty

Engaging communities in the Golden 1,000 Days in Nepal

A field survey team for the qualitative study holding a focus group discussion with women in one of the SHD project communities. Photo credit: World Bank In Nepali, “Sunaula Hazar Din” means, “…

Kaori Oshima, Manav Bhattarai |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Gender, Health, Social Sustainability and Inclusion