Does women’s time in domestic work and agriculture affect women’s and children’s dietary diversity? Evidence from Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia, Ghana, and Mozambique
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Time use; Gender; Agriculture; Nutrition; Asset poverty; Dietary diversity;All these keywords.
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- Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
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