Women-led sustainable irrigation improved indicators of nutritional status in children from Northern Benin
Children from women-owned SMGs had improved dietary diversity, hemoglobin status, and growth outcomes while reducing anemia and wasting compared to controls. Expanding this technology may enhance food security and child nutrition in climate-vulnerable regions.
Authors
- Douglas Taren
- Julie M. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8784-8554)
- Rosamond L. Naylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1260-3322)
- Hanqi Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-5818)
- Jennifer Burney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-2934)
- Halimatou Alaofè (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3011-9673)
- Parminder Singh Suchdev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-3469)
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01168-8
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00