Agriculture and nutrition in Bangladesh: mapping evidence to pathways

Type Journal Article - Food and nutrition bulletin
Title Agriculture and nutrition in Bangladesh: mapping evidence to pathways
Author(s)
Volume 36
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 387-404
URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0379572115609195
Abstract
Background:
Although much work has been done on the theoretical links between agriculture and nutrition, there is limited understanding of the evidence from observational and experimental research studies on the impacts of agriculture programs on nutrition outcomes.

Objective:
To assess the emphasis of the literature on different agriculture–nutrition pathways in Bangladesh.

Methods:
Twenty databases and Web sites were searched, yielding more than 2400 resources that were pared down through an iterative, eliminative process to 60 articles. These articles were then rated for quality and mapped to 1 of the 6 agriculture–nutrition pathways.

Results:
The body of evidence reveals gaps in knowledge in all of the pathways, but especially in the areas of agriculture as a source of livelihoods, and women’s role as intermediaries between agriculture and good nutrition and health within their household.

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