Dietary Diversity and Rural Labor Productivity: Evidence from Pakistan
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The relationship between rural labor productivity and food diversity was analyzed from the household consumption survey data of Pakistan. The dietary diversity improves nutritional balance of the diet, which enhances productivity through possible improvement in health. The elasticity of wage earning to food diversity was 0.77, far higher than corresponding elasticity for food expenditure at 0.13. The wage elasticities to food group shares varied from 0.21 for dairy products to 0.54 for fruits and vegetables. Research aimed at lowering the relative prices of meats, pulses, and fruit and vegetable will have the greatest impact on rural workers’ productivity.
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