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Shrimp farming and the struggles of landless women in Paikgacha, southern coastal Bangladesh: implications for nutrition-sensitive agri-food system.

Salma Begum,Indu K. Sharma,Deepa Joshi,James Garrett
December 13, 2024
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Abstract

This field brief draws on findings from a study conducted  
as part of Inclusive Governance and Nutrition-Sensitive  
Agri-Food Systems Transformation work within CGIAR’s Asian 
Mega Deltas (AMD) Initiative. The data for the study was 
collected in the Paikgachha sub-district of coastal Bangladesh 
between September 18 and 23, 2024