Bringing Research Back to Communities
Women’s, Work and Nutrition (WWN) is a LANSA research study, led by Collective for Social Science Research (CSSR) and Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH). It uses anthropometric and mother-infant survey data to investigate the relationship between women’s work in agriculture and its implications on mother and child health and nutrition in Sindh, Pakistan. The research surveyed over 1000 mother-child pairs through a baseline and endline survey in thirteen districts of Sindh.
Women Agricultural Workers and Nutrition in Pakistan
Pakistan has high rates of child undernutrition (both stunting and wasting). The country’s agricultural sector is a source of livelihood for over 40 per cent of the workforce. The LANSA Evidence Review for Pakistan1 found that there had been steady feminisation of the agricultural workforce as men moved out of the sector and women remained.
Shifting the policy limelight towards women agricultural workers in Pakistan
The Women’s Work and Nutrition (WWN) survey conducted collaboratively by CSSR and LCIRAH aims to address evidence gaps by evaluating the impact of women’s work in agriculture on their own nutrition and that of their young children. It also seeks to find ways to reduce the negative impacts and enhance the positive ones.
