INTRODUCTION
Animal source food (ASF) consumption may contribute to improved early growth and cognitive development (Dror & Allen, Agricultural production can potentially impact infant and child nutrition directly through increased consumption of promoted foods or indirectly through increases in income from the sale of agricultural products (Girard et al., Among the contextual factors considered in studies on agriculture–nutrition linkages, women's empowerment has been a key element. In Bangladesh, where the majority (56%) of employed women work in agriculture, programmes have intervened in farming systems, such as poultry and vegetable production, that are typically managed by women (Nielsen et al., This study aimed to strengthen the evidence on the relationship between household animal production and infant consumption of animal products to inform future programmes in Bangladesh and similar settings in South Asia. Our objectives were to (1) characterise household ownership of poultry, livestock and fishponds, (2) examine the associations between different types of animal/fishpond ownership and ASF consumption among infants 6–12 months of age, and (3) assess if one dimension of women's empowerment (i.e., decision‐making power) modified these associations in rural Bangladesh.