The paper analyze the linkages between irrigation and nutrition using data from irrigators and non-irrigators in Northern Ghana. The results show that (i) there is a modest difference in the overall household dietary diversity score between irrigators and non-irrigators, (ii) there are significant differences in the consumption of animal source foods between irrigators and non-irrigators, (iii) there are significant differences in the consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as sugar and honey between irrigators and non-irrigators, and (iv) the sources of food consumption differ between irrigators and non-irrigators. The analysis shows strong association between households’ nutritional status and their access to irrigation, with evidences suggesting that the irrigation-nutrition linkages play out both through the income and production pathways in Northern Ghana.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/irrigation-nutrition-linkages-evidence-northern-ghana
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/irrigation nutrition linkages.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dawit-mekonnen
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jowel-choufani
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/elizabeth-bryan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-food-policy-research-institute-ifpri
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ghana
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
