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    Seasonal variation in maternal dietary diversity is reduced by small-scale irrigation practices: a longitudinal study

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    2021
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    Baye, K.
    Mekonnen, D.
    Choufani, J.
    Yimam, S.
    Bryan, E.
    Grifith, J. K.
    Ringler, C.
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    Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and through increased production and consumption improve diets, particularly of the rural poor relying on subsistence farming but also for rural and urban households purchasing irrigated produce on local markets. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of seasonality and irrigation on women's diet in rural Ethiopia. Using a longitudinal study design, three rounds of surveys were conducted among women of reproductive age (15–49 years). Data on socioeconomic status, food consumption and haemoglobin concentration was collected. Energy and nutrient intakes were estimated using an interviewer-administered multiple-pass 24-h recall. Women's dietary diversity score (WDDS), the proportion of women meeting the minimum dietary diversity for women (MDDW), haemoglobin concentration, the prevalence of anaemia and energy and nutrients intakes were compared between irrigators and nonirrigators and by season. Associations between MDDW/WDDS and irrigation status were assessed using fixed-effect models, after adjusting for covariates. WDDS was low (3–4 out of 10 food groups) and exhibited high seasonal variability (p < 0.05). Diets were predominantly cereal-based, with little consumption of nutrient-dense foods like fruits and animal source foods. High seasonal variability in energy, protein, vitamin C, calcium, iron and zinc intakes were observed (p < 0.01). Irrigators were more likely to meet the MDDW than women from non-irrigating households (p < 0.05). No cases of malaria were reported from the three rounds of screening. There is a high seasonal variation in women's diet, but this could be partly offset by irrigation practices.
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    Baye, K.; Mekonnen, D.; Choufani, J.; Yimam, S.; Bryan, E.; Grifith, J. K.; Ringler, C. (2022). Seasonal variation in maternal dietary diversity is reduced by small-scale irrigation practices: a longitudinal study. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 18 (2), e13297.

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