Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda

Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. National strategies aim to eliminate chronic malnutrition by 2050. Overall, the country is on track for global nutrition targets for child wasting, overweight and recommended breastfeeding practices. However, there are differences in n...

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Autores principales: Margolies, Amy, Craig, Hope, Olney, Deanna K.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138886
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description Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. National strategies aim to eliminate chronic malnutrition by 2050. Overall, the country is on track for global nutrition targets for child wasting, overweight and recommended breastfeeding practices. However, there are differences in nutrition challenges between rural and urban areas. The dominance of the agricultural economy at the national level, higher poverty and stunting rates in rural areas has led to a greater focus on promoting food and nutrition security in rural areas.
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spelling CGSpace1388862025-11-06T05:29:13Z Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda Margolies, Amy Craig, Hope Olney, Deanna K. diet urban areas malnutrition poverty agricultural economics Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. National strategies aim to eliminate chronic malnutrition by 2050. Overall, the country is on track for global nutrition targets for child wasting, overweight and recommended breastfeeding practices. However, there are differences in nutrition challenges between rural and urban areas. The dominance of the agricultural economy at the national level, higher poverty and stunting rates in rural areas has led to a greater focus on promoting food and nutrition security in rural areas. 2023-12-31 2024-02-02T20:55:22Z 2024-02-02T20:55:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138886 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Margolies, Amy; Craig, Hope; and Olney, Deanna. 2023. Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda. Resilient Cities Country Profile. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138886
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urban areas
malnutrition
poverty
agricultural economics
Margolies, Amy
Craig, Hope
Olney, Deanna K.
Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda
title Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda
title_full Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda
title_fullStr Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda
title_full_unstemmed Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda
title_short Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Rwanda
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topic diet
urban areas
malnutrition
poverty
agricultural economics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138886
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