Exploring small scale irrigation-nutrition linkages

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dc.creatorChoufani, Jowel
dc.creatorBryan, Elizabeth
dc.creatorMekonnen, Dawit Kelemework
dc.creatorRingler, Claudia
dc.date2021-12-27
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:49Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:40:41Z
dc.descriptionThe evidence on the potential for agricultural interventions to contribute to improved nutrition has grown considerably over the past decade (Ruel et al., 2018). Numerous studies have explored both positive and negative effects of agriculture on nutrition and health (Ruel and Alderman, 2013; Herforth and Harris, 2014; Masset et al., 2012; Hoddinott, 2012). However, as an important and growing component of agriculture, smallscale irrigation has not yet been given the attention it deserves. The Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) set out, among others, to fill the evidence gap on irrigation-nutrition linkages. Domènech (2015) describes several potential pathways through which irrigation can influence food security, nutrition, and health outcomes, including 1) a production pathway, 2) an income pathway, 3) a water supply pathway, and 4) a women’s empowerment pathway. To illustrate these pathways, we adapted the agriculturenutrition framework of Herforth and Harris (2014) to include irrigation (Figure 1), while also noting a fifth, negative pathway that links irrigation to water pollution and disease via the application of fertilizers and pesticides and via supporting vector-borne diseases, such as malaria or schistosomiasis, respectively (Passarelli et al., 2018).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143266
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111432
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChoufani, Jowel; Bryan, Elizabeth; Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; and Ringler, Claudia. 2021. Exploring small scale irrigation-nutrition linkages. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (FTF-ILSSI) Project Notes 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134911. https://theconversation.com/feeling-relatively-poor-increases-support-for-women-in-the-workplace-but-men-still-dont-want-them-making-household-decisions-151540
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectwomen's empowerment
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleExploring small scale irrigation-nutrition linkages
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