How Nutrition-Friendly are Agriculture and Health Policies in Bangladesh?

Naher, Firdousi; Barkat-e-Khuda,; Ahmed, Shaikh Shamsuddin; Hossain, Mahabub

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“…The improvements in nutrition status in Bangladesh, particularly child nutrition outcomes, have been relatively slow, despite remarkable improvements in the country's food situation as well as in the health sector. At present more than 40% of children under-5 years of age are stunted 11 . The primary objective of this study was to review the situation of childhood mortality and child nutritional status in Bangladesh.…”

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Childhood mortality and Child nutritional status of Bangladesh: A review on Demographic and Health Survey

Das

2015

J Curr Adv Med Res

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Background: Childhood mortality and child nutritional status of the developing countries are very much concerning issues of the world. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the situation of childhood mortality and child nutritional status of Bangladesh with the comparative analysis and progress of childhood mortality and child nutritional status from 1993 to 2014. Methodology: In this regard this paper reviews the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) conducted in 1993-94, 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2014, which were analyzed on infant, child, under-five mortality and child nutritional status in detail. Result: The evidences reflected in BDHSs show that infant, child and under-five mortality in Bangladesh have declined steadily at least over the past years. However, differentials in trends and patterns of childhood mortality and even child nutritional status by the demographic determinants have not been explained elaborately. According to the 1993-1994 and the 2014 surveys found infant mortality two times, child mortality sex times and under-five mortality rates three times declined in 2014 than those were in 1993-94. On the contrary, stunning, wasting and underweight are also declined in 2014 comparatively than the last two decades but it is noted that wasting situation is not gradually declined. Conclusion: Bangladesh successfully declined the total number of childhood mortalities and nutrition related mortalities and complexities. Many non-government and government funded organizations should run some effective programs to overcome the situation completely in Bangladesh.

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Childhood mortality and Child nutritional status of Bangladesh: A review on Demographic and Health Survey

Das

2015

J Curr Adv Med Res

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“…The programme has been shown to increase production and consumption of vegetables and fruit, to increase household income, and to increase certain aspects of women's empowerment (Bushamuka et al, 2005). However, agricultural development in Bangladesh more broadly has been overly staple-centric, focused on achieving rice-self-sufficiency with considerably less attention to diverse and nutrient-rich food production (Naher et al, 2014). This is perhaps set to change in the near future, with the current draft Country Investment Plan 2016-2022 -a key national policy document that frames investment priorities -titled 'Towards Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems'.…”

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“…Providing incentives (and reduction of disincentives) to produce nutrient-rich foods offers one important policy lever to influence such decisions (policy principle 1). For example, existing agricultural policy in Bangladesh includes subsidised cost of fertilisers, primarily for rice production (Naher et al, 2014). A more nutrition-sensitive approach would prioritise subsidising the cost of inputs required for production systems with the greatest potential to nourish the most people, such as carp polyculture systems including Mola (A. mola) or mixed SIS (Chapter 8).…”

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“…Malnutrition also has profound economic impacts, estimated to cost the national economy around USD 1 billion per year in economic productivity alone, not to mention the costs to health care systems and societal costs . A recent policy analysis of the development agenda in Bangladesh has highlighted the over-emphasis on increasing food availability, and lack of a coherent approach to the other pillars of food security, which may be contributing to the lack of significant progress in addressing malnutrition (Naher et al, 2014).…”

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“…In Bangladesh, development policy has focused on the role of fish as a commodity; to provide employment, and to contribute to economic growth through increasing production and through expanding the export market. In fact, the national fisheries policy which has not been revised since 1998 contains no mention of nutrition (Naher et al, 2014). Nonetheless, with a focus on increasing production, the fisheries sector in Bangladesh has undergone rapid transformation over the last three decades.…”

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The contribution of fish to nutrition and food security: informing the evidence base for agricultural policy in Bangladesh

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BackgroundMalnutrition and poor quality diets are the leading drivers of the global burden of disease, affecting one in three people globally. Pregnant and lactating women, and infants of complementary feeding age are particularly vulnerable. The fisheries sector is well-placed to contribute to improving malnutrition and food insecurity, particularly in the context of Bangladesh, yet is often overlooked. AimsThe broad aim of this research is to understand how fish contributes to nutrition and food security, how this is changing according to broader trends in aquatic food systems, and how fisheries might be better utilised to reduce malnutrition. The focus is on nutrients known to be significant causes of malnutrition in Bangladesh: iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin A and vitamin B12. This broad aim is addressed through five specific research questions (RQs): RQ1: What is the nutritional value of commonly consumed fish in Bangladesh?RQ2: How could local nutrient-rich foods including fish, be utilised to improve nutritional quality of diets? RQ3: What does fish currently contribute to diets in terms of nutrient intakes? RQ4: How has the transition in aquatic food systems (declining availability of species from capture fisheries, and rapid growth in aquaculture) impacted nutrient intakes? RQ5: How could nutritional quality of fish production systems be measured and used in decision making? MethodsThis research draws on a variety of different methods to address individual RQs. The nutritional value of fish (RQ1) was determined by primary analysis of 55 fish species for composition of protein, fat and selected minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acids using standard analytical methods. Raw, edible parts of individual samples were homogenised then analysed in duplicate. The use of fish to improve diets among vulnerable groups (RQ2) was informed by a review of local food-based approaches including food processing methods, and nutrient composition of local ingredients, followed by laboratory based trial ii production of recipes. The role of fish in current diets (RQ3) was informed through secondary analysis of intra-household food consumption data (based on 24-hour recall) of a two-stage stratified nationally representative survey of rural Bangladesh (n=5,503 households,24,198 individuals). Linear regression was used to estimate mean fish consumption, controlling for age, sex, wealth group and geographic region (adjusted by sampling weights). The impact of a shift in fish consumption away from non-farmed towards farmed fish, on nutritional quality of diets (RQ4) Main findingsThe nutrient composition of fish varies widely across species, particularly for micronutrients.Iron content ranged from 0.34-19 mg/100 g raw, edible parts; zinc from 0.6-4.7 mg/100 g; calcium from 8.6-1900 mg/100 g; vitamin A from 0-2503 µg RAE/100 g; and vitamin B12 from 0.50-14 µg/100 g. Non-farmed fish contribute between 6-35% of daily recommended nutrient intakes for iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin A and vitamin B12, more than farmed fis...

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How Nutrition-Friendly are Agriculture and Health Policies in Bangladesh?

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Childhood mortality and Child nutritional status of Bangladesh: A review on Demographic and Health Survey

Childhood mortality and Child nutritional status of Bangladesh: A review on Demographic and Health Survey

The contribution of fish to nutrition and food security: informing the evidence base for agricultural policy in Bangladesh

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