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Journal of Development StudiesVolume 51, Issue 8, 3 August 2015, Pages 945-957

Farm-Level Pathways to Improved Nutritional Status: Introduction to the Special Issue(Article)

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  • aPoverty and Inequality Group, DECRG, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
  • bPoverty, Health and Nutrition, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States
  • cDepartment of Economics, American University, Washington, DC 20016, United States

Abstract

Abstract: Global, national and local policies and programmes for agricultural development are recurrently justified based on their alleged role in improving food and nutrition security. However, strikingly little evidence is available to prove that a direct, household-level link between agricultural production and improved nutrition exists. The objective of this special issue is to systematically and empirically test, using data from Africa and South Asia, whether a relationship between household agricultural production and nutrition can be found. Overall, the studies in this special issue support the hypothesis that household agricultural production has direct and important linkages with dietary patterns and nutrition. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

Indexed keywords

GEOBASE Subject Index:agricultural developmentagricultural policyagricultural productionfood securityhousehold surveynutritional status
Regional Index:AfricaSouth Asia
  • ISSN: 00220388
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1018908
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Routledge

  Carletto, G.; Department of Economics, American University, Washington, DC, United States;
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