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The determinants of demand for micronutrients
Bouis, Howarth E.; Novenario-Reese, Mary Jane G. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997
Micronutrient deficiencies are particularly severe in Bangladesh. Understanding howhousehold income, food prices, parental education and nutritional knowledge, and culturally-based customs and food preferences interact to determine food consumption patterns (particularly for nonstaple foods),...
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Agricultural research and urban poverty in India:
Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
urban poverty reduction in India. State level data from 1970 to 1995 were used in the empirical analysis. It is found that … in addition to its large impact on rural poverty reduction, agricultural research investments have also played a major … role in the reduction of urban poverty. Agricultural research investments increase agricultural production, and increased …
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The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique
Datt, Gaurav; Payongayong, Ellen; Garrett, James L.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997
by a modest poverty line. Net of GAPVU transfers, the proportion in poverty would have been above 70 percent. Limited … not confined to those near the poverty line. …
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Family futures : childhood and poverty in urban neighbourhoods
Power, Anne; Willmot, Helen; Davidson, Rosemary - 2011
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Food consumption in Kiribati : based on analysis of the 2019/20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Troubat, Nathalie; Sharp, Michael K. - FAO; Secretariat of the Pacific Community - 2021
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Food consumption in the Marshall Islands : based on analysis of the 2019/20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Troubat, Nathalie; Sharp, Michael K. - FAO; Secretariat of the Pacific Community - 2021
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Global report on the state of dietary data
FAO; Intake - Center for Dietary Assessment - 2022
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Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana:
Maxwell, Daniel G.; Levin, Carol E.; Armar-Klemesu, Margaret - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
Institute of Medical Research, and the World Health Organization to assess the nature of urban poverty and the relationship … between urban poverty and food insecurity or malnutrition in Accra, Ghana, in 1996–97. By exploring the major determinants of …
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Accuracy of MUAC in the detection of severe wasting with the new WHO growth standards
Fernandez, M. A.; Delchevalerie, P.; Van Herp, M. - Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard …
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to estimate the accuracy of using mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) measurements to diagnose severe wasting by comparing the new standards from the World Health Organization (WHO) with those from the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)...
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Dietary Patterns and Non-Communicable Diseases in Selected Latin American Countries
Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia; Vazquez, Luis T Marcano; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary patterns in selected Latin American countries using household surveys. The analysis shows that a large percentage of households in the countries examined have inadequate diets....
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