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Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawis farm households [Pub: 22-02-2018]
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Author | Mazunda, John Kankwamba, Henry Pauw, Karl |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Organization | IFPRI - Malawi Strategy Support Program |
| Spatial Coverage | Malawi [MW] |
| Description | This chapter provides selected details from a study of the links between crop production diversity and dietary diversity among Malawian households. We use data from Malawi’s Third Integrated Household Survey (2010–2011) to construct a food group–based, household-level dietary diversity score. To sharpen our “nutrition lens,” we also construct indicators for household-level access to micronutrients. Results indicate significant and positive associations between food crop production diversification and both types of indicators. The strongest associations are for households’ micronutrient access. Production diversification is associated with a 35 percent increase in access to iron, a 47 percent increase in access to vitamin A, a 45 percent increase in access to folate, and a 35 percent increase in access to zinc. As deficiencies in these micronutrients continue to present a public health challenge in Malawi, these findings support the hypothesis that crop production diversification is a viable option to increase nutrition sensitivity in agriculture. |
| Sponsorship | Irish Aid United States Agency for International Development |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/c056842d-a855-484b-be5a-62a6b5981e3b |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.2499/9780896292864_05 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2018-02-22 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Impact Capacity Development Agriculture Smallholders Malnutrition Nutrition Trace Elements Food Security Food Prices Poverty Diet Diversification Dietary Diversity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
