A home-production based approach to improve nutritional outcomes of children in rural areas

DOWNLOAD

March 30, 2022

Abstract


Using detailed data from two nationally representative secondary and a primary dataset, we
will investigate if home-production of food crops can help improve the nutritional status of
children and their mothers. We also intend to assess if these households can better absorb the
adverse effects of a shock. We will establish causality by complementing the results from the
secondary datasets with a well-designed Randomized Control Trial (currently ongoing and
fully funded) that will encourage women in treated households to raise a kitchen garden in
their backyards. If the intervention is found to be effective in improving nutritional outcomes,
the proposed idea could offer a scalable and cost-effective tool to the policymakers to combat
malnutrition and mitigate shocks in other resource poor setting.

DOWNLOAD FILE

Accessibility Questions:

For questions about accessibility and/or if you need additional accommodations for a specific document, please send an email to ANR Communications & Marketing at anrcommunications@anr.msu.edu.