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If proper nutrition and good health for all Africans is to be attained by the year 2000 then several hard to control socio-economic factors must be addressed Simply put they are illiteracy financial resources parasitic and infectious disease control and improper eating habits However even economic progress is no guarantee of improvement for it has disadvantages all its own such as a widening gap between the urban and rural population in terms of their standard of living and the rural exodus of people which results in reduced food production While new crops may take the place of the traditional ones many of these are grown near urban centers to feed the inhabitants or are exported for profit The result is that the rural population suffers nutritionally It is for all these reasons that the nutritional situation in Africa must be considered critical by national and international relief and development organizations Other factors are the Sahelian drought which has been raging since 1972 and the oil crisis which has affected the balance of payments of foreign aid loans The focus of this article is on the nutritional effects these problems have had on the rural women of Africa The role of women as food producers processors and household food providers area all considered From this discussion some consideration of the outlook for nutrition in Africa can be addressed It is the author s final conclusion that educating the women of Africa about improved farming and veterinary methods will best help raise the standard of living for their households

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Women, food and nutrition in Africa: perspective from Senegal.

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