Agriculture, Gendered Time Use, and Nutritional Outcomes : A Systematic Review

Existing reviews on agriculture and nutrition consider limited evidence and focus on impact size, rather than impact pathway. This review overcomes the limitations of previous studies by considering a larger evidence base and exploring time as one of the agriculture-nutrition pathways. Agricultural development plays a role in improving nutrition. However, agricultural practices and interventions determine the amount of time dedicated to agricultural and domestic work. Time spent in agriculture — especially by women — competes with time needed for resting, childcare, and food preparation and can have unintended negative consequences for nutrition