Reducing dietary risks associated with NCDs
Centre for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS), a forerunner of nature conversation NGO of Bangladesh recently launched a project titled "Reducing Dietary Related Risks associated with Non-Communicable Diseases in Bangladesh (RDRNCD)".
The research initiative will work to improve dietary habits by enhancing the consumption of less processed and more diverse food, increasing the consumer demand for nutritious vegetables and fruits and scaling up indigenous vegetables to reduce dietary related risks associated with non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh.
The research will be led by Centre for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS) in association with Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, Department of Sociology and Department of Public Administration of University of Dhaka; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI); University of Manitoba, Canada and Channel-i. International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada will fund the research project.
Research intervention area includes 16 Upazillas of 8 Districs in Khulna, Sathkhira, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Sunamgonj, Sherpur, Jamalpur and Pabna. The goal is contributing to reduction of NCD risks among the population of Bangladesh.
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