Dairy Cow Ownership and Child Nutritional Status in Kenya

Nicholson, Charles F.; Mwangi, Lucy; Staal, Steven J.; Thornton, Philip K.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.22154

Dairy Cow Ownership and Child Nutritional Status in Kenya

Nicholson, Charles F. ; Mwangi, Lucy ; Staal, Steven J. ; Thornton, Philip K.

This study examines the hypothesis that dairy cow ownership improves child nutritional status. Using household data from coastal and highland Kenya, three econometric model formulations are estimated. Positive impacts on chronic malnutrition are observed for coastal Kenya. No negative effects on acute or chronic malnutrition are found for either region.

Subject(s):

Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Livestock Production/Industries

Issue Date:

2003

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.22154

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/22154

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/22154