How does Women’s Time in Reproductive Work and Agriculture Affect Maternal and Child Nutrition? Evidence from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Mozambique, and Nepal
Published By: International Food policy research Institute | Published Date: December, 14 , 2015This paper examines whether an increase in women’s time in agriculture adversely affects maternal and child nutrition, and whether the lack of women’s time in reproductive work leads to poorer nutrition. Using data from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Mozambique, and Nepal, we find that on the whole, in poor households, reductions in women’s reproductive work time are detrimental to nutrition, especially for children.
Author(s): SOPHIE THEIS, MALA PIT, HAZEL L, HITOMI KOMATSU | Posted on: Dec 22, 2015 | Views()