From Agriculture to Nutrition : Pathways, Synergies and Outcomes

This note discusses the direct pathways through which agricultural production can contribute to improved nutrition. It then reviews recent changes in the global environment which affect the ways in which agriculture and nutrition are linked. It con...

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Main Authors:	Hawkes, Corinna, Ruel, Marie T.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS CALCIUM CHILD NUTRITION CONSUMER DEMAND CROPS DAIRY DIETARY PRACTICES EGGS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS FARMS FEEDING FISH FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD BASKETS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD INTAKE FOOD ITEMS FOOD MARKETING FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PREPARATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCER FOOD PRODUCERS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD QUALITY FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SERVICE FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT FRUITS HEALTH CARE HOME GARDENS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD FACTORS HUMAN NUTRITION IFPRI INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCOMES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRON LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVELIHOODS MAIZE MALNUTRITION MEAT MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENTS NET FOOD CONSUMERS NUTRIENT NUTRIENT CONTENT NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL CONDITIONS NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS PLANT BREEDING POOR POOR FARMERS POOR PEOPLE POOR PRODUCERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PROTEIN RICE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY ISSUES SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SMALL FARMS SUBSISTENCE SUPERMARKET VEGETABLES VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY WOOD
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/11913403/agriculture-nutrition-pathways-synergies-outcomes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9511

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Summary:	This note discusses the direct pathways through which agricultural production can contribute to improved nutrition. It then reviews recent changes in the global environment which affect the ways in which agriculture and nutrition are linked. It concludes with a discussion of how nutrition-related objectives can be effectively incorporated into the design of agriculture programs for maximum impact on the poor.

From Agriculture to Nutrition : Pathways, Synergies and Outcomes

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