Can Iron-Fortified Salt Control Anemia? Evidence from Two Experiments in Rural Bihar
Published By: The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of D | Published Date: March, 05 , 2016This paper reports on the impact of a potential strategy to address iron
deficiency anemia in rural areas: double fortified salt (DFS) — salt fortified with iron and iodine. They conducted a large-scale experiment in rural Bihar. In 200 villages, randomly selected out of 400, DFS was introduced at a price that was half the regular retail price for
DFS. After two years, they found no evidence that either selling DFS in villages or providing it for free directly to households has an economically meaningful or statistically significant impact on hemoglobin, anemia, physical health, cognition or mental health.
Author(s): Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt, Esther Duflo | Posted on: Mar 23, 2016 | Views() | Download (309)