This study examines the effect of agricultural productivity change on child nutritional outcomes in Nigeria.
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There is a growing interest in the research literature in exploring how child nutrition is affected by sociocultural practices, such as polygyny.
Transforming agriculture for improving food and nutrition security among Nigerian farm households
The release by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) in 2010 and its successor strategy document, the Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP), in 2016 as official poli
Urbanization and child nutritional outcomes
In this paper, we investigate the implications of urbanization on child nutritional outcomes using satellite-based nighttime light intensity data as a proxy for urbanization and urban growth.
To better understand the drivers of chronic child undernutrition in northern Nigeria and how those drivers differ from other areas of the country, this paper presents the results of an econometric analysis of data from the 2008 and 2013 Nigeria De
The burden in northern Nigeria of chronic malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, is among the heaviest globally.
Poverty and a lack of awareness seem to be at the heart of the problem of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria.
Nigeria is still characterized by high reliance on food imports.
Malnutrition rates among children 0-36 months and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are high and vary significantly across rural-urban locations, geopolitical regions, and agroecological zones, constituting a significant public health challenge