Cows,Missing Milk Markets,and Nutrition in Rural Ethiopia |
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Authors: | John Hoddinott Derek Headey Mekdim Dereje |
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Affiliation: | 1. Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USAJ.Hoddinott@cgiar.org;3. Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA;4. Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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Abstract: | AbstractIn rural economies encumbered by significant market imperfections, farming decisions may partly be motivated by nutritional considerations, in addition to income and risk factors. These imperfections create the potential for farm assets to have direct dietary impacts on nutrition in addition to any indirect effects via income. We test this hypothesis for the dairy sector in rural Ethiopia, finding that cow ownership raises children’s milk consumption, increases linear growth, and reduces stunting. We also find that household cow ownership is less important where there is good access to local markets, suggesting that market development can substitute for household cow ownership. |
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