Food Security and Malnutrition in Tanzania

Ram N. Acharya

No 230136, 2016 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2016, San Antonio, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of income, capital, natural shocks and other individual and household attributes on food security and stunting. A recursive bivariate probit models is estimated using household survey data from Tanzania. Results show that factors such as ownership of cattle and education help in reducing food insecurity. On the other hand, more targeted programs to educate mothers and increase awareness of health and sanitary practices are likely to be more effective in reducing the incidence of stunting.

Keywords: Food; Security; and; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.230136

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