From Agriculture to Nutrition : Pathways, Synergies and Outcomes

This note discusses the direct pathways through which agricultural production can contribute to improved nutrition. It then reviews recent changes in the global environment which affect the ways in which agriculture and nutrition are linked. It concludes with a discussion of how nutrition-related objectives can be effectively incorporated into the design of agriculture programs for maximum impact on the poor.

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Main Authors: Hawkes, Corinna, Ruel, Marie T.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-07
Subjects:ACCESS TO FOOD, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS, CALCIUM, CHILD NUTRITION, CONSUMER DEMAND, CROPS, DAIRY, DIETARY PRACTICES, EGGS, ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARMERS, FARMS, FEEDING, FISH, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD BASKETS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD MARKETING, FOOD POLICY, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCER, FOOD PRODUCERS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD QUALITY, FOOD REQUIREMENTS, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SERVICE, FOOD SUPPLY, FOODS, FRUIT, FRUITS, HEALTH CARE, HOME GARDENS, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD FACTORS, HUMAN NUTRITION, IFPRI, INCOME, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INCOMES, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, IRON, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES, LIVELIHOODS, MAIZE, MALNUTRITION, MEAT, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENTS, NET FOOD CONSUMERS, NUTRIENT, NUTRIENT CONTENT, NUTRITION, NUTRITION OUTCOMES, NUTRITIONAL CONDITIONS, NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PLANT BREEDING, POOR, POOR FARMERS, POOR PEOPLE, POOR PRODUCERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, PROTEIN, RICE, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY ISSUES, SANITATION, SANITATION SERVICES, SMALL FARMS, SUBSISTENCE, SUPERMARKET, VEGETABLES, VITAMIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, WOOD,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/11913403/agriculture-nutrition-pathways-synergies-outcomes
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9511
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