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Food security

Trends in Homestead Food Production and Nutrition Outcomes in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence, Bangladesh

Executive Summary

Photo of three mothers, standing outside, each holding her child while looking at the camera.

Bangladesh has made substantial progress in improving the health and nutrition of women and children, but absolute levels of undernutrition are still high. According to the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, stunting is elevated at 36 percent, and wasting stands at 14 percent.