Agriculture for nutrition: Direct and indirect effects

This chapter describes three main channels through which changing agriculture can affect nutrition: • the level and stability of real income and purchasing power among poor people; • the relative cost and difficulty of acquiring more nutritious foods relative to other things; and • exposure to healt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Headey, Derek D., Masters, William A.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145577
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Summary:This chapter describes three main channels through which changing agriculture can affect nutrition: • the level and stability of real income and purchasing power among poor people; • the relative cost and difficulty of acquiring more nutritious foods relative to other things; and • exposure to health hazards associated with agricultural production, including various pathogens but also other harmful agricultural practices.