Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania

Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the economy. Given the sector's role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has substantial potential to reduce poverty and hunger. Unfortun...

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Autores principales: Ecker, Olivier, Mabiso, Athur, Kennedy, Adam, Diao, Xinshen
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154652
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author Ecker, Olivier
Mabiso, Athur
Kennedy, Adam
Diao, Xinshen
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Kennedy, Adam
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description Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the economy. Given the sector's role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has substantial potential to reduce poverty and hunger. Unfortunately, to date, the agricultural sector has not yet reached this potential, and agricultural growth has not translated to significant improvements in nutrition outcomes at large. In this study, we explore the links between agriculture and nutrition in Tanzania and review the evidence on how these links can be strengthened for improved nutrition. We further quantitatively evaluate the potential nutrition outcome of agricultural growth through productivity-enhancing investments over the next five years.
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spelling CGSpace1546522025-11-06T05:15:57Z Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania Ecker, Olivier Mabiso, Athur Kennedy, Adam Diao, Xinshen agriculture nutrition food security development policies Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the economy. Given the sector's role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has substantial potential to reduce poverty and hunger. Unfortunately, to date, the agricultural sector has not yet reached this potential, and agricultural growth has not translated to significant improvements in nutrition outcomes at large. In this study, we explore the links between agriculture and nutrition in Tanzania and review the evidence on how these links can be strengthened for improved nutrition. We further quantitatively evaluate the potential nutrition outcome of agricultural growth through productivity-enhancing investments over the next five years. 2011 2024-10-01T14:02:55Z 2024-10-01T14:02:55Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154652 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ecker, Olivier; Mabiso, Athur; Kennedy, Adam; Diao, Xinshen. 2011. Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1124. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154652
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food security
development policies
Ecker, Olivier
Mabiso, Athur
Kennedy, Adam
Diao, Xinshen
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title Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
title_full Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
title_fullStr Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
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title_short Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
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nutrition
food security
development policies
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