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How Does Agricultural Development Affect Child Nutrition in Mali?

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Christopher L. Penders (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
John M. Staatz ()
James F. Tefft

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The objective of this policy synthesis is to identify the pathways through which agricultural development can affect child malnutrition and to analyze the strength of these relationships. Specifically, this synthesis explores the impact of the following variables on child malnutrition: income, maternal education, community infrastructure, staple food prices, and changes in female labor participation in agriculture.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Policy Syntheses with number 51.

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Keywords: food security; food policy; childhood nutrition;

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I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Production

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  1. Patrick Webb & Steven Block, 2003. "Nutrition Knowledge and Parental Schooling as Inputs to Child Nutrition in the Long and Short Run," Working Papers in Food Policy and Nutrition 21, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. [Downloadable!]
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