Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design
Home to one-quarter of humanity—one-fifth of whom are youth—South Asia has the world’s largest concentration of poverty and malnutrition (1–3). Despite producing one-quarter of the world’s consumed food, the region’s agrifood systems face formidable challenges in producing an adequate and affordable...
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| author | Gupta, Manavi Kishore, Avinash Scott, Samuel P. Chakraborty, Shreya Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil Choudhury, Samira Krupnik, Timothy J. Kumar, Neha Neupane, Sumanta Patwardhan, Sharvari Sununtnasuk, Celeste Urfels, Anton Menon, Purnima |
| author_browse | Chakraborty, Shreya Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil Choudhury, Samira Gupta, Manavi Kishore, Avinash Krupnik, Timothy J. Kumar, Neha Menon, Purnima Neupane, Sumanta Patwardhan, Sharvari Scott, Samuel P. Sununtnasuk, Celeste Urfels, Anton |
| author_facet | Gupta, Manavi Kishore, Avinash Scott, Samuel P. Chakraborty, Shreya Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil Choudhury, Samira Krupnik, Timothy J. Kumar, Neha Neupane, Sumanta Patwardhan, Sharvari Sununtnasuk, Celeste Urfels, Anton Menon, Purnima |
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| description | Home to one-quarter of humanity—one-fifth of whom are youth—South Asia has the world’s largest concentration of poverty and malnutrition (1–3). Despite producing one-quarter of the world’s consumed food, the region’s agrifood systems face formidable challenges in producing an adequate and affordable supply of the diverse foods needed for sustainable healthy diets (4,5). Unhealthy food consumption is rising, and farming systems are threatened by unsustainable groundwater withdrawal due to poorly developed food and energy policies. In addition, South Asia’s farmers are both contributors and victims of climate change and extreme weather, which contributes to rural out-migration—particularly of youth—resulting in rising labor scarcity and increased production costs. TAFSSA (Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia), a CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative, aims to address these challenges by delivering actionable evidence and scalable innovations across these regions through a coordinated program of research and engagement from farmer to consumer. One of the roadblocks to addressing these challenges is the lack of credible and high-resolution data on food systems in the region. The TAFSSA food systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is intended to be a multi-year assessment. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1274342025-11-06T04:40:44Z Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design Gupta, Manavi Kishore, Avinash Scott, Samuel P. Chakraborty, Shreya Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil Choudhury, Samira Krupnik, Timothy J. Kumar, Neha Neupane, Sumanta Patwardhan, Sharvari Sununtnasuk, Celeste Urfels, Anton Menon, Purnima agrifood systems agricultural development agricultural policies biodiversity climate change climate change adaptation data data analysis food security food systems green revolution healthy diets livelihoods malnutrition poverty poverty alleviation research research data resilience sustainable livelihoods sustainability diets Home to one-quarter of humanity—one-fifth of whom are youth—South Asia has the world’s largest concentration of poverty and malnutrition (1–3). Despite producing one-quarter of the world’s consumed food, the region’s agrifood systems face formidable challenges in producing an adequate and affordable supply of the diverse foods needed for sustainable healthy diets (4,5). Unhealthy food consumption is rising, and farming systems are threatened by unsustainable groundwater withdrawal due to poorly developed food and energy policies. In addition, South Asia’s farmers are both contributors and victims of climate change and extreme weather, which contributes to rural out-migration—particularly of youth—resulting in rising labor scarcity and increased production costs. TAFSSA (Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia), a CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative, aims to address these challenges by delivering actionable evidence and scalable innovations across these regions through a coordinated program of research and engagement from farmer to consumer. One of the roadblocks to addressing these challenges is the lack of credible and high-resolution data on food systems in the region. The TAFSSA food systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is intended to be a multi-year assessment. 2022-12-31 2023-01-18T18:44:09Z 2023-01-18T18:44:09Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127434 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136541 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Gupta, Manavi; Kishore, Avinash; Scott, Samuel; Chakraborty, Shreya; Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil; Choudhury, Samira; Krupnik, Timothy; Kumar, Neha; Neupane, Sumanta; Patwardhan, Sharvari; Sununtnasuk, Celeste; Urfels, Anton; and Menon, Purnima. 2022. Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design. TAFSSA Methods Note 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127434 |
| spellingShingle | agrifood systems agricultural development agricultural policies biodiversity climate change climate change adaptation data data analysis food security food systems green revolution healthy diets livelihoods malnutrition poverty poverty alleviation research research data resilience sustainable livelihoods sustainability diets Gupta, Manavi Kishore, Avinash Scott, Samuel P. Chakraborty, Shreya Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil Choudhury, Samira Krupnik, Timothy J. Kumar, Neha Neupane, Sumanta Patwardhan, Sharvari Sununtnasuk, Celeste Urfels, Anton Menon, Purnima Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design |
| title | Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design |
| title_full | Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design |
| title_fullStr | Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design |
| title_short | Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design |
| title_sort | understanding local food systems in south asia an assessment approach and design |
| topic | agrifood systems agricultural development agricultural policies biodiversity climate change climate change adaptation data data analysis food security food systems green revolution healthy diets livelihoods malnutrition poverty poverty alleviation research research data resilience sustainable livelihoods sustainability diets |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127434 |
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