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A Review Of Agriculture, Food Security And Human Nutrition Issues In Uganda

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  • Gerald Shively
  • Jing Hao

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Purdue University)

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Uganda faces a wide range of development challenges, among them regional and seasonal food insecurity and varying degrees of adult and child malnutrition. This paper provides a brief review of topics and available evidence regarding agriculture, food security and malnutrition in Uganda. It is intended to document important source material and provide an overview of topics for non-specialists or those moving into new areas of concern.

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  • Gerald Shively & Jing Hao, 2012. "A Review Of Agriculture, Food Security And Human Nutrition Issues In Uganda," Working Papers 12-3, Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics.
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    Keywords

    agriculture; health; nutrition; Uganda;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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