b"good life TIPS FOR BETTER LIVINGCracking Hunger: Adding Eggs-tra Nutritionto Farmers PlatesBy Gaurisha Malhotra, World Ark writerSOFT BOILED OR SCRAMBLED, SAUTED WITH FRESH VEGETABLES, sprinkled with herbs, or stewed with exotic spices, the egga small package of delicious nutritionearns its place as the plat du jour almost anywhere in the world. Eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense and affordable foods on the planet. Eggs could crack hunger in vulnerable communities. nWhats On the FlameFood insecurity affects nearly 30% of the worlds population. And most of them are food producers themselves. Many of the world's smallholder farmers have limited land and resources to provide all the food their families need. They depend heavily on locally produced grains and root crops such as potatoes and cassava for nutrition, which limits dietary diversity on their platesespecially quality protein. Without adequate nutrients, they risk becoming malnourished, which can lead to generations of compromised health, growth and immunity.Boiling Down the SolutionMore prone to social and cultural barriers thanThe humble egg has the power to keep the men, women and adolescent girls are more likelyhungry population of the world afloat. While to fall prey to the chronic effects of hunger. Whenlivestock-based agriculture, such as raising there is food scarcity at the household level, womenchickens, provides income to people around the often eat last and least. And when young womenworld, it also provides farmers and their families are mothers themselves, as is the case in manycomplementary sources of nutrition. Poultry is developing countries, it can create a vicious cycle ofalready reared in the backyards of tens of millions nutritional deficiencies in women, as well as theirof people globally. By educating producers children. Globally, more than 18 million women areabout improved feeding, shelter, rearing severely malnourished, which contributes to highpractices and disease prevention, backyard instances of maternal mortality, low infant birthpoultry farming can be a thriving source of food, weight, child mortality and child malnutrition.requiring limited resources and investment. 8| SPRING 2022"