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Using nationally representative survey data from rural Bangladesh, this paper examines the relationship between women …'s empowerment in agriculture and indicators of individual dietary quality. Our findings suggest that women's empowerment is …
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dataset on jute producers in Bangladesh, we test whether out-migration of household members and perceived labor shortages are …
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its livelihood. The goal of this research was to examine the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture in Bangladesh … four general circulation models (GCMs) to evaluate the impact of climate change on agriculture in Bangladesh by 2050. We …Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to the impact of climate change because it is a low-lying, flat country subject to …
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market and may receive fewer benefits. Despite the prevailing perception in rural Bangladesh that women do not participate in … services in Bangladesh. We find that women benefit from managing and sometimes owning machinery services, as well as from the …
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There are concerns that increasing women’s engagement in agriculture could have a negative effect on nutrition because … 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 …
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or food transfers, with or without nutrition behavior change communication (BCC), to poor women in rural Bangladesh. We …
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Bangladesh with cash or food transfers, alongside nutrition behavior change communication (BCC), led to sustained reductions in …
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This paper focuses on rural nonfarm development via the route of salaried employment. The analysis is at the rural household level for two types of households: “mixed” households whereby some workers remain in the farm sector and others pursue nonfarm activities and the rural households who...
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countries including Bangladesh, and its socioeconomic implications are topic of interest in policy debates. This study is an … food safety practice in Bangladesh. Our analysis indicates that contract farmers are more likely to have better access to …
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Fish play a major role in the Bangladesh food system. Fish production, processing and marketing are major source of …
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