New Delhi: National Kuncian in India last year because Pandemic Covid-19 caused disruption to the agricultural supply chain that had a negative impact on the nutrition of women in the country, according to a study.
Research, published in the Journal of Economia Politica, shows that even though the food value chain and allied activities are released from locking, women’s food diversity – the number of food groups consumed – rejected during the period compared to 2019.
Researchers at the Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), New Delhi, found that the decline was due to a decrease in food consumption such as meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits, which were rich in micronutrients which were very important for health and development.
“Women’s diet is lacking in diverse foods even before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has worsened the situation,” said Soumya Gupta, a research economist in TCI who jointly wrote studies.
“Any policies that overcome the impact of pandemics in nutritional results must be carried out through gender lenses that reflect specific vulnerabilities, and are often persistent faced by women,” Gupta added.
The national key was enforced to slow down the spread of Covid-19 on March 24, 2020.
The key was raised on May 30, the year of Lat, although some restrictions remained in certain areas.
Researchers, including Director of Prabhu Pingali TCI, Mathew Abraham, Assistant Director, and Payal Seth consultants, were analyzed by food expenditure surveys, food diversity and other nutritional indicators at the national level, state and district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.
They found that unequal burdens in women were also due in part because of the closure of the centers of Aanganwadi during locking.
The centers, which provide home and cooked carrier rations are cooked to breastfeed and expect mothers, is an important source of nutrition for women and children.
Da of the 155 households surveyed showed 72 percent of households who met the requirements of losing access to Aanganwadi services during a pandemic.
This study found that interference with the agricultural supply chain then caused price fluctuations, especially for non-principal food.
Nearly 90 percent of respondents survey reported having fewer food, while 95 percent said they consumed fewer types of food.
The biggest decline in food expenditure is for fresh and dry fruits that are rich in micronutrients, as well as animal products such as meat, fish, and eggs, according to researchers.
Expenditures are returned to pre-locking levels in June 2020 at the national and state level but remain low at the district level, they said.
This study shows that areas that are less developed are influenced by disproportionately by access constraints and availability, researchers said.
The survey also suggested a decrease in quantity and the quality of nutritious food consumed by women during a pandemic.
For example, some women say that during locking they split two Dal, or Red Lentil, which they prepared, or that they prepared a thinner dals.
“The decline in female dietary diet combined with the possibility of decreasing the amount consumed shows a greater risk for malnutrition malnutrition compared to before a pandemic,” Gupta said.
“Because of the maternal nutritional spill, the risk poses a threat.
Not only for women’s productivity and welfare, but also from their children,” he said.
Nutritional security declined across the council during locking, but the researchers found reasons to believe that women’s nutrition was disproportionally affected by vitamins.
The number of women who consumed rich vitamins and vegetables fell 42 percent, they said.
A previous study by TCI shows that Indian women eat diets are less diverse than their households.
The researchers explained that many factors have been associated with gender differences in the world, including revenue, bargaining power, social status, interpersonal relationships, tastes and preferences.
Uneven food allocations in the household have also been associated with the role of women in different family systems, including women eating after all other members eat, they added.