Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers
The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients contrib...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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| author | Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw Martey, Edward Etwire, Prince M. Khoury, Colin K. Prager, Steven D. |
| author_browse | Etwire, Prince M. Khoury, Colin K. Martey, Edward Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw Prager, Steven D. |
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| description | The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients contributing to overweight and obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes even in low- and middle-income countries. While improvements are needed throughout current food systems, the food retail environment (FRE) in developing countries remains an underexplored link between production systems and consumers in food and nutrition security programs. This study examines the economic rationale of actors in the food retail environment and suggests policy options to nudge the food environment to deliver a healthier basket of foods. The policy options are classified into personal changes, private sector actions, and public sector initiatives. We argue that for a comprehensive transformation of the food retail environment to deliver healthier food options, private, public sector initiatives, and consumer awareness all require urgent action. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1055802025-11-05T16:21:19Z Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw Martey, Edward Etwire, Prince M. Khoury, Colin K. Prager, Steven D. environmental malnutrition subsidies markets The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients contributing to overweight and obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes even in low- and middle-income countries. While improvements are needed throughout current food systems, the food retail environment (FRE) in developing countries remains an underexplored link between production systems and consumers in food and nutrition security programs. This study examines the economic rationale of actors in the food retail environment and suggests policy options to nudge the food environment to deliver a healthier basket of foods. The policy options are classified into personal changes, private sector actions, and public sector initiatives. We argue that for a comprehensive transformation of the food retail environment to deliver healthier food options, private, public sector initiatives, and consumer awareness all require urgent action. 2019-10 2019-10-30T15:14:10Z 2019-10-30T15:14:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105580 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Mockshell J; Martey E; Etwire P; Khoury C; Prager S. 2019. Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy strategies. Working Paper. CIAT Publication No. 483. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Cali, Colombia. 14 p. |
| spellingShingle | environmental malnutrition subsidies markets Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw Martey, Edward Etwire, Prince M. Khoury, Colin K. Prager, Steven D. Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers |
| title | Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers |
| title_full | Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers |
| title_fullStr | Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers |
| title_short | Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers |
| title_sort | transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options economic rationale and policy drivers |
| topic | environmental malnutrition subsidies markets |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105580 |
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