Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition

In rural areas of Bangladesh, poverty is pervasive and associated with high rates of malnutrition, especially among preschool children and women. Apart from low levels of energy intakes, it is increasingly recognized that rice-dominated diets such as those consumed by most poor in the countryside ma...

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Autor principal: Bouis, Howarth E.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157505
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description In rural areas of Bangladesh, poverty is pervasive and associated with high rates of malnutrition, especially among preschool children and women. Apart from low levels of energy intakes, it is increasingly recognized that rice-dominated diets such as those consumed by most poor in the countryside may not supply all micronutrients required for a healthy life and productive activities. Children and women are particularly vulnerable to these micronutrient deficiencies because they face relatively higher requirements for growth and reproduction. In Bangladesh, as in other countries in South Asia (see Smith et al., Chapter 6), a pro-male bias in food distribution owing to women’s low status and bargaining power within the household may underlie women’s inability to meet their micronutrient requirements.
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spelling CGSpace1575052025-04-08T18:33:15Z Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition Bouis, Howarth E. property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children In rural areas of Bangladesh, poverty is pervasive and associated with high rates of malnutrition, especially among preschool children and women. Apart from low levels of energy intakes, it is increasingly recognized that rice-dominated diets such as those consumed by most poor in the countryside may not supply all micronutrients required for a healthy life and productive activities. Children and women are particularly vulnerable to these micronutrient deficiencies because they face relatively higher requirements for growth and reproduction. In Bangladesh, as in other countries in South Asia (see Smith et al., Chapter 6), a pro-male bias in food distribution owing to women’s low status and bargaining power within the household may underlie women’s inability to meet their micronutrient requirements. 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:21Z 2024-10-24T12:50:21Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157505 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bouis, Howarth. 2003. Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 10. Pp. 73-78. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157505
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women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
Bouis, Howarth E.
Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition
title Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition
title_full Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition
title_fullStr Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition
title_full_unstemmed Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition
title_short Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition
title_sort commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in bangladesh impacts on income food consumption and nutrition
topic property
women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
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