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- Title
Comparison of Two Pathways Linking Agriculture to Child Health: Dietary Diversity and Micronutrient Intake in the Malagasy Highlands.
- Authors
Ramahaimandimby, Zoniaina; Sakiko Shiratori; Takeshi Sakurai
- Abstract
Rising micronutrient deficiencies threaten the well-being of preschool-aged children, as is the case for disadvantaged farmers in Madagascar. However, effective interventions to improve their nutritional status are still unknown. This study investigates the disjointed link between agriculture - food/nutrition security and food/nutrition security - nutritional status through a dual approach. Using a panel dataset, our result supports the link between production diversity - dietary diversity, and dietary diversity - improvement in children's wasting. Importantly, the finding highlights an association of own production of pulse with energy/micronutrient intake and that of energy/zinc intake with the reduction of undernourished and stunted child, respectively.
- Subjects
CHILDREN'S health; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL status; STUNTED growth; MALAGASY; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of zinc
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022, Vol 24, p46
- ISSN
2432-6909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18480/jjae.24.0_46