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Irrigation and women’s diet in Ethiopia: A longitudinal study

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Title Irrigation and women’s diet in Ethiopia: A longitudinal study
 
Creator Baye, Kaleab
Choufani, Jowel
Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework
Bryan, Elisabeth
Ringler, Claudia
Griffiths, Jeffrey K.
Davies, Emma
 
Subject technology
diet
diversification
seasonality
women
 
Description Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and thus improve diets, particularly for subsistence farmers but also for rural and urban households that purchase irrigated produce from local markets. While the seasonality of households and children’s diets is well documented, little is known about the seasonality of women’s diets and the influence of irrigation. Using longitudinal data from Ethiopia, this study characterized women’s diet over time and evaluated the potential implications of seasonality and irrigation on women’s diet. Women’s dietary diversity was low (3-4 out of 10 food groups) and exhibited high seasonal variability (P
 
Date 2019
2020-12-10T12:46:20Z
2020-12-10T12:46:20Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Baye, Kaleab; Choufani, Jowel; Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Bryan, Elizabeth; Ringler, Claudia; Griffiths, Jeffrey K.; Davies, Emma. 2019. Irrigation and women’s diet in Ethiopia: A longitudinal study. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1864. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133399
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110453
https://www.ifpri.org/publication/irrigation-and-womens-diet-ethiopia-longitudinal-study
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133399
Land and Water Solutions
 
Language en
 
Relation IFPRI Discussion Paper
 
Rights Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Open Access
 
Format 22p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute