Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results

From May to December 2023, IFPRI implemented the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey which was designed to understand rural livelihoods and welfare across different areas of PNG (Schmidt et al., 2024). Given the rural nature of the survey sample, almost all surveyed households depend on their own-farm p...

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Autores principales: Schmidt, Emily, Yadav, Shweta
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149341
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description From May to December 2023, IFPRI implemented the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey which was designed to understand rural livelihoods and welfare across different areas of PNG (Schmidt et al., 2024). Given the rural nature of the survey sample, almost all surveyed households depend on their own-farm production (predominantly starchy roots and tubers) to meet daily caloric needs. On average, households reported utilizing about 1.6 hectares of land for agriculture cultivation at the time of the survey. The survey collected a detailed account of the quantity of food types consumed by the household in order to estimate the average caloric intake per adult equivalent. Comparing the estimated caloric intake reported by surveyed households, with a recommended calorie intake suggests that only 45 per cent of individuals in surveyed households meet the recommended daily caloric intake for a lightly active individual. The survey also collected anthropometry data for children under five years of age and found that 36 percent of surveyed children were stunted in their growth. The 2023 Rural Household Survey represents an important effort in collecting a wide breadth of information about rural livelihoods. However, greater investments of in-depth data collection and analysis should be undertaken to examine specific components of PNG household livelihood strategies.
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spelling CGSpace1493412025-12-08T10:11:39Z Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results Schmidt, Emily Yadav, Shweta rural population livelihoods welfare agricultural production food anthropometry stunting From May to December 2023, IFPRI implemented the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey which was designed to understand rural livelihoods and welfare across different areas of PNG (Schmidt et al., 2024). Given the rural nature of the survey sample, almost all surveyed households depend on their own-farm production (predominantly starchy roots and tubers) to meet daily caloric needs. On average, households reported utilizing about 1.6 hectares of land for agriculture cultivation at the time of the survey. The survey collected a detailed account of the quantity of food types consumed by the household in order to estimate the average caloric intake per adult equivalent. Comparing the estimated caloric intake reported by surveyed households, with a recommended calorie intake suggests that only 45 per cent of individuals in surveyed households meet the recommended daily caloric intake for a lightly active individual. The survey also collected anthropometry data for children under five years of age and found that 36 percent of surveyed children were stunted in their growth. The 2023 Rural Household Survey represents an important effort in collecting a wide breadth of information about rural livelihoods. However, greater investments of in-depth data collection and analysis should be undertaken to examine specific components of PNG household livelihood strategies. 2024-07-29 2024-07-31T15:50:20Z 2024-07-31T15:50:20Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149341 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140437 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140990 Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Schmidt, Emily; and Yadav, Shweta. 2024. Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results. Papua New Guinea Project Note 15. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149341
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livelihoods
welfare
agricultural production
food
anthropometry
stunting
Schmidt, Emily
Yadav, Shweta
Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results
title Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results
title_full Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results
title_fullStr Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results
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title_short Papua New Guinea rural household survey (2023): Synopsis of selected results
title_sort papua new guinea rural household survey 2023 synopsis of selected results
topic rural population
livelihoods
welfare
agricultural production
food
anthropometry
stunting
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