book chapter
Agriculture for nutrition: Direct and indirect effects
2019 | Pages: 11
Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)cabi
Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND-4.0
Citation
Headey, Derek D. and Masters, William A. 2019. Agriculture for nutrition: Direct and indirect effects. In Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum. Chapter 2. Fan, Shenggen; Yosef, Sivan; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (Eds.). Wallingford, UK: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CABI. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/133085
This chapter describes three main channels through which changing agriculture can affect nutrition: • the level and stability of real income and purchasing power among poor people; • the relative cost and difficulty of acquiring more nutritious foods relative to other things; and • exposure to health hazards associated with agricultural production, including various pathogens but also other harmful agricultural practices.