The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal

This paper calculates and compares the minimum cost of a recommended diet across four countries in South Asia. The analysis finds that the cost of a recommended diet is highest in the smaller countries, such as Bhutan and Nepal, but because of diff...

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Main Authors:	Dizon, Felipe, Wang, Zetianyu, Mulmi, Prajula
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	NUTRITION FOOD PRICES DIET DIETARY RECOMMENDATION FOOD AFFORDABILITY FOOD POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715101615481097703/The-Cost-of-a-Nutritious-Diet-in-Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-and-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35285

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spelling	okr-10986-352852022-09-20T00:09:25Z The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal Dizon, Felipe Wang, Zetianyu Mulmi, Prajula NUTRITION FOOD PRICES DIET DIETARY RECOMMENDATION FOOD AFFORDABILITY FOOD POLICY This paper calculates and compares the minimum cost of a recommended diet across four countries in South Asia. The analysis finds that the cost of a recommended diet is highest in the smaller countries, such as Bhutan and Nepal, but because of differences in purchasing power, more households are unable to afford the cost of a recommended diet in India. Within countries, the cost and affordability vary across urban and rural areas, subnational areas, and seasons of the year. The cost of perishable food items, such as vegetables and fruits, drives the differences across subnational areas and seasons. In a context of constrained resources, this suggests the need for strategic prioritization of investments and service improvements in transport and storage of food and, more broadly, a rethink of food policies. 2021-03-18T13:16:03Z 2021-03-18T13:16:03Z 2021-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715101615481097703/The-Cost-of-a-Nutritious-Diet-in-Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-and-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35285 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9578 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia South Asia
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description	This paper calculates and compares the minimum cost of a recommended diet across four countries in South Asia. The analysis finds that the cost of a recommended diet is highest in the smaller countries, such as Bhutan and Nepal, but because of differences in purchasing power, more households are unable to afford the cost of a recommended diet in India. Within countries, the cost and affordability vary across urban and rural areas, subnational areas, and seasons of the year. The cost of perishable food items, such as vegetables and fruits, drives the differences across subnational areas and seasons. In a context of constrained resources, this suggests the need for strategic prioritization of investments and service improvements in transport and storage of food and, more broadly, a rethink of food policies.
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author	Dizon, Felipe Wang, Zetianyu Mulmi, Prajula
author_facet	Dizon, Felipe Wang, Zetianyu Mulmi, Prajula
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title	The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal
title_short	The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal
title_full	The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal
title_fullStr	The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal
title_full_unstemmed	The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal
title_sort	cost of a nutritious diet in bangladesh, bhutan, india, and nepal
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715101615481097703/The-Cost-of-a-Nutritious-Diet-in-Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-and-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35285
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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal

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