Seasonal Variations in Nutritional Status in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature

Teokul, Warunya; Payne, P.; Dugdale, A. E.

doi:10.1177/156482658600800409

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“…Hillbruner and Egan (2008) document the ways that the weather and seasonal food prices affect household food security and children's nutritional status in Bangladesh. Changes in the rate of malnutrition in children were also seen in the Gambia (Teokul, Payne, & Dugdale, 1986;Tomkins, Dunn, Hayes, & Bradley, 1986) and in urban Mozambique (Garrett & Ruel, 1999).…”

Section: Remote Sensing Approaches For Estimating Changes In Food Avamentioning

confidence: 89%

Remote sensing technology and land use analysis in food security assessment

Brown

2016

Journal of Land Use Science

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Climate change and a rapidly growing human population have put ever greater strains on the global food system. Although the number of food insecure people in the world has reached a record low, changing land use and climate variability will threaten our ability to maintain this progress. Profound changes in the structure of economies around the world have affected agricultural production and how food is delivered to the consumer. This paper explores connections between land use, environmental change and food availability, access, and utilization. Each of these elements of food security has vulnerabilities to changing environmental conditions and land use that can be explored using satellite remote sensing observations. Technology is a key way environmental changes can be quantified and used in food security assessment. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Remote Sensing Approaches For Estimating Changes In Food Avamentioning

confidence: 89%

Remote sensing technology and land use analysis in food security assessment

Brown

2016

Journal of Land Use Science

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“…Tetens et al [17] reported similar situation in Bangladesh that the dietary energy contribution from rice was 80% in both lean and peak seasons. Teokul, et al [18] reported that there was less variation between seasons if there was a single crop; for example, in Bangladesh where there are two rice crops each year, the variations in food intake are much less. For rural households in Ethiopia, the mean daily per capita energy intake was 2459 kcal in February (post-harvest period) and lower at 2319 kcal in June (lean season) [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of Agricultural Seasons on Energy Intake: Evidence from Two Agro-Ecologically Different Rural Districts of India

Nithya¹,

Raju²,

Pradhan³

2018

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Seasonality is recognised as a constraint to agricultural production and food and nutrition security of rural households. It alters the energy intake from different groups of foods based on the availability. These variations in energy intake affect the nutritional status of the population. Eight villages in Wardha district of Maharashtra state and eleven villages in Koraput district of Odisha state were purposefully selected for the study. Foods consumed by households were collected using a semi-quantitative questionnaire in three rounds in 2013-14 and 2014-15 to cover the lean (January-April), planting (May-August) and harvest (September-December) periods in agriculture. Cereals (wheat and rice), pulses, roots and tubers, fats and sugars were consumed daily in Wardha. In Koraput, the daily diet included cereals (rice and finger millet), other vegetables, fats and sugars. Cereals supplied majority of the total energy intake in both the study area (63% in Wardha and 85% in Koraput); the contribution is higher during lean period in Wardha and during planting in Koraput. Significant variation was found in the mean intake of food groups and the energy obtained from them between seasons except for few food groups. It was found to be positive during the planting season in Koraput and negative during lean period and harvest season when compared with the average energy intake across three seasons; in Wardha, energy intake was positive during harvest season followed by lean and was negative during planting season. It was also found that most small land holders (<2 ha) were affected by seasonality. The sourcing of foods and the energy contributed by them to the total energy intake also varied depending on seasons and majority of energy intake was sourced from public distribution system. Seasonality plays a crucial role in energy intake of individuals through fluctuation in availability and accessibil

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“…Breast milk provides the nutrients and antibodies necessary to sustain infant growth and development, but lactating mothers cannot provide adequate amounts of milk if they themselves are malnourished as a result of chronic poverty, often combined with seasonal fluctuations in food availability (Gopaldas et al 1988;Teokul et al 1986). Early studies in Haiti have found prolonged breastfeeding common in the rural areas, and less widely endorsed in urban areas.…”

Section: Inf Ant Feeding and Weaningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Diminished water quantity and seasonal variations in food availability also act as precipitators and accelerators of poor health (Isely 1984;Sahn 1985;Teokul et al 1986).…”

Section: Environmental Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For people who make their living as farmers or agricultural laborers, commonly there are wide variations in seasonal caloric and vitamin availability. Food is abundant immediately following the harvest, but with consumption and storage loss there may be little food left during the growing season of the following year (Larue 1985;Sahn 1985;Teokul et al 1986). Seasonal vitamin A, riboflavin and iron deficiencies result, and nutritional status, measured by anthropometric indicators such as body weight, will fluctuate through out the year (Teokul et al 1986;Toureau 1976;Wandel 1989).…”

Section: Environmental Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Seasonal Variations in Nutritional Status in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature

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Remote sensing technology and land use analysis in food security assessment

Remote sensing technology and land use analysis in food security assessment

Effect of Agricultural Seasons on Energy Intake: Evidence from Two Agro-Ecologically Different Rural Districts of India

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