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A national mission by ICAR and ICMR under the One Health framework, integrating food, farming and health.

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12/05/2026 12:00 am

What: A national mission by ICAR and ICMR under the One Health framework, integrating food, farming and health.

Why in News: Jointly launched in Delhi by Union Health and Agriculture Ministers.

Key Facts:

       Vision: Healthy Food, Healthy Farms, Healthy India.

       Five priorities: biofortified crops, integrated farming, occupational health, NCD prevention, One Health surveillance.

       Brings together ICAR (Pusa) and ICMR — India's top scientific bodies.

UP Dimension:

       UP has one of India's highest under-5 stunting rates (39.7%, NFHS-5) and the largest absolute burden — a priority state for biofortified-crop and integrated farming interventions.

       ICMR-RMRC Gorakhpur (Regional Medical Research Centre, est. 2018) works on AES/JE and One Health surveillance in eastern UP.

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