Impacts of a Homestead Food Production Intervention on Anaemia and Micronutrient Deficiencies Among Women and Children in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Micronutrient deficiencies affect over half of young children and two-thirds of reproductive-aged women worldwide. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions have the potential to increase nutrient-dense food intake and thus improve micronutrient status. We evaluated the impact of a homestead food production (HFP) programme on micronutrient status and anaemia of women and their children (registered secondary outcomes) in the Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition (FAARM) trial, additionally assessing its impact on inflammation. We conducted a 1:1 parallel two-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial in Sylhet, Bangladesh, with 96 clusters. The 3-year HFP intervention included gardening, poultry, nutrition, and hygiene components. In 2015, we conducted the baseline surv

SUBMITTER: Wendt AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454213 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature