Overcoming malnutrition: is there an ecoregional dimension?

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Archive
cg.isbn0896296172en
cg.isbn9780896296176en
cg.number10en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Manoharen
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Maritoen
dc.contributor.authorQureshi, Aamiren
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Lynn R.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-24T12:48:12Zen
dc.date.available2024-10-24T12:48:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/157224
dc.titleOvercoming malnutrition: is there an ecoregional dimension?en
dcterms.abstractAgroecological conditions largely determine the production potential of an agrarian area and its ability to support a number of people. It seems to make sense, therefore, to base economic and policy research on ecoregional zones, rather than on geographical or political boundaries alone. This paper represents a first attempt to map the prevalence of underweight children by ecoregions, using malnutrition as a proxy for poverty. It indicates that the natural environment does play a role in poverty and malnutrition, but other socioeconomic factors have a strong influence. For example, much of Latin America and the Caribbean falls into ecoregions where children are prone to malnutrition, but the share of malnourished children is lower than would be expected because incomes are relatively high.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSharma, Manohar; Garcia, Marito; Qureshi, Aamir; Brown, Lynn R. 1996. Overcoming malnutrition: is there an ecoregional dimension? Food, agriculture, and the environment Discussion Paper; 2020 Discussion Paper 10. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157224en
dcterms.extent32 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfFood, agriculture, and the environment discussion paperen
dcterms.isPartOf2020 discussion paperen
dcterms.issued1996
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/126600en
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental factorsen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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