Maternal Agricultural Labour

The dual burden of caregiving and farming reduced time for preparing food and supervising child meals. Long farm days left mothers too fatigued to cook planned meals. Farm obligations shifted feeding away from planned nutritious meals towa…

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The dual burden of caregiving and farming reduced time for preparing food and supervising child meals. Long farm days left mothers too fatigued to cook planned meals. Farm obligations shifted feeding away from planned nutritious meals toward quick and convenient foods. During peak farming demands, speed and convenience could override nutritional value.