Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi

The association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household-level dietary diversity indicators calculated from 7d food consumption recalls. Herein, this association is revisited with individua...

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Authors: Koppmair, S., Kassie, M., Qaim, M.
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Publication Date:2016
Country:México
Institution:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
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Keyword:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Dietary Diversity
Agricultural Technology
Smallholder Farmers
SMALLHOLDERS
TECHNOLOGY
NUTRIENTS
AGRICULTURE
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spelling Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in MalawiKoppmair, S.Kassie, M.Qaim, M.AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGYAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGYNutrition-Sensitive AgricultureDietary DiversityAgricultural TechnologySmallholder FarmersSMALLHOLDERSTECHNOLOGYNUTRIENTSAGRICULTUREThe association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household-level dietary diversity indicators calculated from 7d food consumption recalls. Herein, this association is revisited with individual-level 24 h recall data. The robustness of the results is tested by comparing household- and individual-level estimates. The role of other factors that may influence dietary diversity, such as market access and agricultural technology, is also analysed. Design A survey of smallholder farm households was carried out in Malawi in 2014. Dietary diversity scores are calculated from 24 h recall data. Production diversity scores are calculated from farm production data covering a period of 12 months. Individual- and household-level regression models are developed and estimated. Setting Data were collected in sixteen districts of central and southern Malawi. Subjects Smallholder farm households (n 408), young children (n 519) and mothers (n 408). Results Farm production diversity is positively associated with dietary diversity. However, the estimated effects are small. Access to markets for buying food and selling farm produce and use of chemical fertilizers are shown to be more important for dietary diversity than diverse farm production. Results with household- and individual-level dietary data are very similar. Conclusions Further increasing production diversity may not be the most effective strategy to improve diets in smallholder farm households. Improving access to markets, productivity-enhancing inputs and technologies seems to be more promising.325–335Cambridge University Press2020-01-29T16:14:15Z2020-01-29T16:14:15Z2016Published Versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlePDFapplication/pdf1475-2727 (Online)1368-9800 (Printed)https://hdl.handle.net/10883/2063210.1017/S1368980016002135220Public Health Nutritionreponame:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYTinstname:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigoinstacron:CIMMYTEnglishhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/farm-production-market-access-and-dietary-diversity-in-malawi/A1EA7FB534991ADF4787CB73556AF34A#fndtn-supplementary-materialsMalawiUnited KingdomCIMMYT manages Intellectual Assets as International Public Goods. The user is free to download, print, store and share this work. In case you want to translate or create any other derivative work and share or distribute such translation/derivative work, please contact CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org indicating the work you want to use and the kind of use you intend; CIMMYT will contact you with the suitable license for that purpose.Open Accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/206322024-10-11T19:57:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
title Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
spellingShingle Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
Koppmair, S.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Dietary Diversity
Agricultural Technology
Smallholder Farmers
SMALLHOLDERS
TECHNOLOGY
NUTRIENTS
AGRICULTURE
title_short Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
title_full Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
title_fullStr Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
title_sort Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Koppmair, S.
Kassie, M.
Qaim, M.
author Koppmair, S.
author_facet Koppmair, S.
Kassie, M.
Qaim, M.
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Qaim, M.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Dietary Diversity
Agricultural Technology
Smallholder Farmers
SMALLHOLDERS
TECHNOLOGY
NUTRIENTS
AGRICULTURE
topic AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Dietary Diversity
Agricultural Technology
Smallholder Farmers
SMALLHOLDERS
TECHNOLOGY
NUTRIENTS
AGRICULTURE
description The association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household-level dietary diversity indicators calculated from 7d food consumption recalls. Herein, this association is revisited with individual-level 24 h recall data. The robustness of the results is tested by comparing household- and individual-level estimates. The role of other factors that may influence dietary diversity, such as market access and agricultural technology, is also analysed. Design A survey of smallholder farm households was carried out in Malawi in 2014. Dietary diversity scores are calculated from 24 h recall data. Production diversity scores are calculated from farm production data covering a period of 12 months. Individual- and household-level regression models are developed and estimated. Setting Data were collected in sixteen districts of central and southern Malawi. Subjects Smallholder farm households (n 408), young children (n 519) and mothers (n 408). Results Farm production diversity is positively associated with dietary diversity. However, the estimated effects are small. Access to markets for buying food and selling farm produce and use of chemical fertilizers are shown to be more important for dietary diversity than diverse farm production. Results with household- and individual-level dietary data are very similar. Conclusions Further increasing production diversity may not be the most effective strategy to improve diets in smallholder farm households. Improving access to markets, productivity-enhancing inputs and technologies seems to be more promising.
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