GV. Ramanjaneyulu emphasizes the critical role women play in food production and their potential to significantly contribute to the transformation to a more sustainable agrifood system. He shares his experience of observing successful nutritional and environmental outcomes in Andhra Pradesh via the promotion of agroecological practices and capacity development which focuses on the benefits of a diverse diet. These activities, he highlights, have the potential to support climate mitigation and adaptation alongside nutrition security.

The video was created as part of the second edition of the World Bank – FAO Knowledge Session series on the nexus of food systems, nutrition, and climate change. The Series examines how policies and actions on the ground can make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, enabling healthy diets and better nutrition while tackling climate change and biodiversity loss.