Agricultural diversity and child stunting in Nepal

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dc.creatorShively, Gerald E.
dc.creatorSununtnasuk, Celeste
dc.date2015-09-04
dc.date2024-08-01T02:54:29Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:54:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:08:07Z
dc.descriptionThis article investigates empirical connections between agriculture and child nutrition in Nepal. We augment the standard approach to explaining child nutrition outcomes by including information about household level agricultural production characteristics, including indicators of agricultural diversity. Data from the 2010/2011 Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS) are used in a series of regression models to explain stunting outcomes and variation in height-for-age Z-scores among 1,769 children 0–59 months of age. Results highlight the relative importance of overall agricultural yields, specific crop groups, and the consumption of own-production as factors correlated with long-term nutrition among children of different age groups. We find a small positive association between the degree of commercial market-orientation of households and child HAZ, but only among children under 24 months of age.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150953
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95586
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceShively, Gerald E.; and Sununtnasuk, Celeste. 2015. Agricultural diversity and child stunting in Nepal. The Journal of Development Studies. Special Issue: Farm-level Pathways to Improved Nutritional Status. 51(8):1078 - 1096. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1018900
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectyields
dc.subjectagricultural diversity
dc.titleAgricultural diversity and child stunting in Nepal
dc.typeJournal Article

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