How nutrition-friendly are agriculture and health policies in Bangladesh?

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 133-146

  Naher, Firdousi ^a   Barkat e Khuda, ^b   Ahmed, Shaikh Shamsuddin ^b   Hossain, Mahabub ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c Agric Res Centre   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Agriculture policy; Bangladesh; Food and nutrition policy; Health policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FOOD POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLICY ANALYSIS;

BANGLADESH;

AGRICULTURE; BANGLADESH; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84901619803     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651403500114     Document Type: Article

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