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The contribution of ICRISAT's mandate crops to household food security: a case study of four rural villages in the Indian semi-arid tropics

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Title The contribution of ICRISAT's mandate crops to household food security: a case study of four rural villages in the Indian semi-arid tropics
 
Creator Chung, K R
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The conceptual linkage between increased food production and improved nutritional status appears straight forward; yet, devising research strategies that lead to real change has proved difficult. Although intra-household resource allocations are a strong determinant of individual nutritional status, this bulletin focuses on the possibilities for technical change to improve consumption at the household level. The reported study therefore seeks to update knowledge of the role that the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid-Tropics(ICRISAT) mandate crops play in the diets of the rural poor. Specifically, it examines the state of undernutrition in the study area, the dependence of the rural poor on ICRISAT's mandate crops, the actions available for improving the diets of the rural poor, and the role agricultural research should play in the fight to reduce under nutrition. These topics are addressed through a household-level analysis of dietary patterns in four rural villages in the semi-arid tropics(SAT). The ultimate purpose is to discuss the menu of options available to researchers interested in strengthening the link between agricultural technology and nutritional well-being. The analysis focuses on identifying current dietary and expenditure patterns in two regions with in the Indian SAT.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1998
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1070/1/RA_00341.pdf
Chung, K R (1998) The contribution of ICRISAT's mandate crops to household food security: a case study of four rural villages in the Indian semi-arid tropics. Manual. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.