To date, poverty and malnutrition have been tracked according to their presence within national borders. In agrarian developing countries, the natural environment is a key determinant of both poverty and nutritional status. Climate, terrain, and soil characteristics drive the agricultural system, influencing, in large part, cropping patterns, choice of crops, yield rates, production potential, and the size of population that an area can support. Understanding the ecoregional dimensions of poverty and malnutrition will help researchers better pinpoint where antipoverty and malnutrition programs should be targeted and could prove to be a major step forward in alleviating poverty, sustainably, to the year 2020 and beyond.
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