Weather variability and malnutrition among farming households in Ethiopia

Unlike existing studies that examined the effects of weather variability by relying on the current weather conditions disregarding the long-term influence of historical weather patterns, we jointly estimate the effects of current and past weather variability on rural households’ nutritional status....

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Published in:Climate risk management 2024, Vol.45, p.100640, Article 100640
Main Author: Ahmed, Musa Hasen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
D13
Diet Quality
Poverty Trap
Q15
Q54
Weather variability
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Summary:Unlike existing studies that examined the effects of weather variability by relying on the current weather conditions disregarding the long-term influence of historical weather patterns, we jointly estimate the effects of current and past weather variability on rural households’ nutritional status. Using three waves of nationally representative panel data from rural Ethiopia, we show that the nutritional status of farming households, measured by daily intakes of micro-and macronutrients, is more sensitive to past weather variability than the current weather condition. We also find that adverse weather history can trigger responses that are linked to the deterioration of nutritional status.
ISSN:2212-0963
2212-0963
DOI:10.1016/j.crm.2024.100640