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dc.contributor.authorVemireddy V.
dc.contributor.authorPingali P.L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T10:16:00Z-
dc.date.available2022-02-11T10:16:00Z-
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationVemireddy, V., & Pingali, P. L. (2021). Seasonal time trade-offs and nutrition outcomes for women in agriculture: Evidence from rural India. Food Policy, 101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102074
dc.identifier.issn3069192
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102074
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/25363-
dc.description.abstractWomen in agriculture are involved in agricultural activities and are solely responsible for household-level unpaid work. They face severe time trade-offs between agricultural and household activities across crop seasons. Recent literature suggests that these time trade-offs may negatively impact their nutrition. However, there is no quantitative evidence exploring this relationship within an agricultural context. This paper addresses this research gap by analyzing the relationship between women's time trade-offs and their nutritional outcomes. Using a unique ten-month primary panel data of 960 women from India, our findings show that women are severely time-constrained, as they contribute significantly to agricultural as well as domestic work. Our results show that during peak seasons relative to lean seasons, women's time trade-offs (rising opportunity cost of time) are negatively associated with the intake of calories, proteins, iron,zinc and Vitamin A. We show that this negative relationship is manifested severely among women who are landless and cultivate paddy alone (food crop) or paddy and cotton (mixed crop). This study highlights the gendered role of agricultural activities in rural households and the need to recognize time as a scarce resource when implementing policies and programs involving women in agriculture. We contribute to the literature of agriculture-nutrition linkages by examining the the time use pathway in detail. Besides providing novel metrics, we discuss several policy implications to reduce women's time constraints and enhance their nutrition. � 2021 The Authors
dc.description.sponsorshipBill and Melinda Gates Foundation,燘MGF: OPP1137807;燙ornell University,燙U;燭elligen Community Initiative,燭CI
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofFood Policy
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectOpportunity cost
dc.subjectPanel data
dc.subjectTime use
dc.titleSeasonal time trade-offs and nutrition outcomes for women in agriculture: Evidence from rural India
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.affiliationIndian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
dc.contributor.affiliationCharles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University, United States
dc.contributor.affiliationTata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), Cornell University, United States
dc.contributor.institutionauthorVemireddy, V., Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
dc.contributor.institutionauthorPingali, P.L., Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University, United States, Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), Cornell University, United States
dc.description.scopusid57210931922
dc.description.scopusid6701628626
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102074
dc.identifier.volume101
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