Hazel Malapit|Agnes Quisumbing
What dimensions of women’s empowerment in agriculture matter for nutrition in Ghana?
International Food Policy Research Institute|International Food Policy Research Institute
paper investigates linkages womens empowerment agriculture nutritional status women children using 2012 baseline data feed future populationbased survey northern ghana using new surveybased index womens empowerment agriculture index conduct individuallevel analyses nutritionrelated indicators including exclusive breastfeeding childrens dietary diversity score minimum dietary diversity minimum acceptable diet childrens heightforage weightforheight weightforage zscores womens dietary diversity score body mass index results suggest womens empowerment strongly associated quality infant young child feeding practices weakly associated child nutrition status womens empowerment credit decisions positively significantly correlated womens dietary diversity body mass index suggests improved nutritional status necessarily correlated empowerment across domains domains may different impacts nutrition