Trends in consumption, nutrition, and poverty

Foodgrain consumption dominates household spending in Bangladesh. On average, rice and wheat consumption accounts for 50 percent of total household expenditure, with this share rising to 64 percent for the poorest households (BBS 1995). As nutrition, foodgrains dominate to an even greater extent, ac...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ahmed, Akhter
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
Subjects:	famine food crops food policies agricultural policies poverty trade food industry nutrition
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156707