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Climate change is disrupting food systems across Latin America, UN report says

Violent weather exacerbated by climate change fueled hunger and food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, according to a new United Nations report.

The contribution of agricultural inputs in reducing child stunting - Agriculture & Food Security

While the impact of agricultural inputs on crop yields has received considerable attention, their influence on nutritional outcomes has been somewhat neglected. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the role of agricultural inputs in mitigating child stunting through linear dynamic panel regressions conducted at the country level. By analysing data from approximately half of the world’s countries over a 20-years period, our findings reveal that mineral fertilizers make significant positive contributions to reducing child stunting. Other agricultural inputs, such as per-capita agricultural land and manure exhibit a positive contribution in reducing child stunting, but their statistical significance is obtained only in few models. Surprisingly, irrigation appears to have no impact on alleviating child stunting.

Child and maternal malnutrition - Level 2 risk | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Child and maternal malnutrition - Level 2 risk | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation