Engagement in Agriculture Protects Against Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Peri-Urban Nepal | Zendy

Corrina Moucheraud | Zendy; Ram K. Chandyo | Zendy; Sigrun Henjum | Zendy; Tor A. Strand | Zendy; Manjeswori Ulak | Zendy; Wafaie Fawzi | Zendy; Lindsey M. Locks | Zendy; Patrick Webb | Zendy; Andrew ThorneLyman | Zendy

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Engagement in Agriculture Protects Against Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Peri-Urban Nepal

Author(s) -

Corrina Moucheraud,

Ram K. Chandyo,

Sigrun Henjum,

Tor A. Strand,

Manjeswori Ulak,

Wafaie Fawzi,

Lindsey M. Locks,

Patrick Webb,

Andrew ThorneLyman

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

current developments in nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904

H-Index - 14

ISSN - 2475-2991

DOI - 10.1093/cdn/nzy078

Subject(s) - food security , environmental health , malnutrition , odds , odds ratio , livelihood , agriculture , body mass index , livestock , population , anthropometry , medicine , geography , logistic regression , socioeconomics , economics , archaeology , pathology , forestry

Our study suggests that households involved in cultivation of land in peri-urban Bhaktapur had lower odds of children's stunting and of food insecurity than noncultivating households, and that vegetable consumption is higher among those households. Given Nepal's rapid urbanization rate, more attention is needed on the potential role of peri-urban agriculture in shaping diets and nutrition.

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