Nutritional outcomes of irrigation expansion

Piyush Mehta (), Marc Müller, Meredith T. Niles and Kyle Frankel Davis ()
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Piyush Mehta: University of Delaware
Marc Müller: Eawag–Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology
Meredith T. Niles: University of Vermont
Kyle Frankel Davis: University of Delaware

Nature Sustainability, 2025, vol. 8, issue 8, 853-854

Abstract: Assessing linkages between irrigation expansion and child diet diversity in the global south revealed larger diet diversity improvements in water-stressed regions. Future irrigation planning should explicitly incorporate nutrition-sensitive strategies to ensure food security of local communities while maintaining sustainable water withdrawals.

Date: 2025
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