Irrigation is an important strategy to increase agricultural productivity, improve nutrition security and reduce … Measurement Study, this paper analyzes the characteristics of irrigation in Mali and its impact on nutrition across sex of … significantly improves household nutrition in addition to increasing income. Participation in farmer groups increases the propensity …

effectiveness of social protection interventions on child nutrition, and the absence of knowledge on the intra-household impacts of … cash transfer, as well as treatments where cash and nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) or where food and … nutrition BCC were provided. Only cash plus nutrition BCC had a significant impact on nutritional status, but its effect on …

-sector consultations and gap analyses to examine two key food and nutrition policies, the National Comprehensive Agriculture Development … nutritious food. Multi-sectoral approaches to promote nutrition sensitivity and achieve diet-based solutions have also had only … limited impact. This paper reports on an analysis of the nutrition sensitivity of food systems in Afghanistan using multi …

considered arable. Nevertheless, more than 90 percent of Niger’s labor force is employed in agriculture, which is predominantly …, which under increased population pressure has led to the exclusion of women and youth from agriculture in some areas. The … Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) indicates that access to land is one important dimension of empowerment. In …

structure of food demand has important implications for nutrition studies and policies, with the emergence of a double burden of …

assess its relationship with public investment in agriculture. Amidst sizeable ups and downs, the magnitude and rate of … growth in private investment in agriculture has gained momentum from 2000s except in Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and … formation in farm business, is evident in agriculturally advanced states. Within agriculture, relatively higher investments in …

's empowerment in agriculture and indicators of individual dietary quality. Our findings suggest that women's empowerment is … impacts on nutrition, but other characteristics, such as maternal schooling and household socioeconomic status, may play a …