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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Subsistence-level malnutrition

Subsistence-level malnutrition

  • Inadequate diet of the poor

Broader

Malnutrition
Presentable
Health inequalities
Presentable
Subsistence life style
Yet to rate

Narrower

Protein-energy malnutrition
Excellent

Aggravates

Human deficiency diseases
Presentable

Aggravated by

Unproductive subsistence agriculture
Excellent
Prohibitive cost of nutritious food
Presentable
Misuse of agricultural resources for production of animal feed
Presentable
Inefficient public spending to alleviate poverty
Presentable
Limited food variety
Yet to rate

Strategy

Increasing food production to reduce rural poverty
Yet to rate

Value

Subsistence
Yet to rate
Poverty
Yet to rate
Malnutrition
Yet to rate
Inadequacy
Yet to rate

Reference

Osmani, Siddiq: Nutrition and Poverty
Svedberg, Peter: Poverty and Undernutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: theory, evidence, policy

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Amenities » Undernourishment
  • Health care » Nutrition
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
  • Society » Disadvantaged
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020