Agriculture for nutrition: Direct and indirect effects

Derek Headey and William Masters

Chapter 2 in Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum, 2019, pp 16-26 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This chapter describes three main channels through which changing agriculture can affect nutrition: • the level and stability of real income and purchasing power among poor people; • the relative cost and difficulty of acquiring more nutritious foods relative to other things; and • exposure to health hazards associated with agricultural production, including various pathogens but also other harmful agricultural practices.

Keywords: child nutrition; nutrition-sensitive agriculture; nutrition policies; health; agricultural policies; agricultural growth; sustainability; household income; nutrition; agricultural development; food prices; food systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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