Nutrition-sensitive agriculture for gender equality

Globally, malnutrition remains unacceptably high, and its burden falls disproportionately on women and girls. The 2018 Global Nutrition Report states that women experience a disproportionate burden of some forms of malnutrition: one in three women of reproductive age has anemia; women have a higher...

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Main Authors: Malapit, Hazel J., Heckert, Jessica, Scott, Jessica, Padmaja, Ravula, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116029
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Heckert, Jessica
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Padmaja, Ravula
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description Globally, malnutrition remains unacceptably high, and its burden falls disproportionately on women and girls. The 2018 Global Nutrition Report states that women experience a disproportionate burden of some forms of malnutrition: one in three women of reproductive age has anemia; women have a higher prevalence of obesity than men—yet millions of women are underweight (Development Initiatives 2018). Women and adolescent girls have greater nutritional needs. For example, young women’s iron requirements are higher at puberty, and caloric and micronutrient needs are higher during pregnancy and lactation. Poor nutritional status for women and girls also has direct intergenerational consequences via pregnancy and childbirth outcomes (Victora et al. 2008, Black et al. 2013a). The first 1,000 days (start of pregnancy until the child’s second birthday) represent a critical window during which poor nutrition leads to irreversible deficits in children’s development, the ability to learn, and productivity and health in adulthood (ibid.).
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spelling CGSpace1160292025-11-06T04:02:10Z Nutrition-sensitive agriculture for gender equality Malapit, Hazel J. Heckert, Jessica Scott, Jessica Padmaja, Ravula Quisumbing, Agnes R. gender gender equality nutrition-sensitive agriculture agricultural research research agriculture environment women Globally, malnutrition remains unacceptably high, and its burden falls disproportionately on women and girls. The 2018 Global Nutrition Report states that women experience a disproportionate burden of some forms of malnutrition: one in three women of reproductive age has anemia; women have a higher prevalence of obesity than men—yet millions of women are underweight (Development Initiatives 2018). Women and adolescent girls have greater nutritional needs. For example, young women’s iron requirements are higher at puberty, and caloric and micronutrient needs are higher during pregnancy and lactation. Poor nutritional status for women and girls also has direct intergenerational consequences via pregnancy and childbirth outcomes (Victora et al. 2008, Black et al. 2013a). The first 1,000 days (start of pregnancy until the child’s second birthday) represent a critical window during which poor nutrition leads to irreversible deficits in children’s development, the ability to learn, and productivity and health in adulthood (ibid.). 2021-11 2021-11-12T11:04:15Z 2021-11-12T11:04:15Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116029 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116021 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294202 Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Malapit, Hazel J.; Heckert, Jessica; Scott, Jessica; Padmaja, Ravula; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2021. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture for gender equality. In Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: Past, present, and future, eds. Rhiannon Pyburn, and Anouka van Eerdewijk. Chapter 5, Pp. 189-218. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293915_05.
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