Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Poor dietary quality is a significant risk factor for stunting and micronutrient deficiencies among young children and globally one of the leading causes of premature death and disease (Arimond & Ruel, 2004; Forouzanfar et al., 2015). Dietary quality is typically proxied by diversity of the consumed...
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| description | Poor dietary quality is a significant risk factor for stunting and micronutrient deficiencies among young children and globally one of the leading causes of premature death and disease (Arimond & Ruel, 2004; Forouzanfar et al., 2015). Dietary quality is typically proxied by diversity of the consumed diet. Foods with similar nutritional qualities are first grouped together and dietary diversity is measured by the number of different food groups consumed in a certain time interval. For example, the World Health Organization recommends that children 6-23 months consume at least from four food groups (out of seven) every day. Based on this metric, Ethiopian children in this age range consume one of the least diversified diets in sub-Saharan Africa (Hirvonen, 2016) with only 14 percent meeting the WHO recommendation (CSA & ICF, 2016). Recent analysis of the timing of growth faltering of young children suggests that poor complementary feeding practices, including poor dietary quality, is an important risk factor for stunting in Ethiopia (Hirvonen, Headey, Golan, & Hoddinott, 2019). The available evidence suggests that diets are monotonous also at the household level. For example, in 2011, the average Ethiopian household consumed only 42 kg of fruits and vegetables in a year per adult equivalent (Hassen Worku, Dereje, Minten, & Hirvonen, 2017) – far below the World Health Organization’s recommendation of 146 kg per year (Hall, Moore, Harper, & Lynch, 2009). This report is structured as follows. In the subsequent section, we describe the data used in this report. In section 3, we assess the consumption of nutritious foods among vulnerable groups: young children and mothers. In section 4, we assess the production of nutritious foods in the region. In section 5, we study the availability of nutritious foods in rural markets. In section 6, we assess the affordability of nutritious foods in the region. Section 7 concludes and summarizes the findings. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1466442025-11-06T07:13:26Z Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia Hirvonen, Kalle Wolle, Abdulazize food production adolescents diets nutrition market access child feeding children retail prices food consumption food prices maternal nutrition Poor dietary quality is a significant risk factor for stunting and micronutrient deficiencies among young children and globally one of the leading causes of premature death and disease (Arimond & Ruel, 2004; Forouzanfar et al., 2015). Dietary quality is typically proxied by diversity of the consumed diet. Foods with similar nutritional qualities are first grouped together and dietary diversity is measured by the number of different food groups consumed in a certain time interval. For example, the World Health Organization recommends that children 6-23 months consume at least from four food groups (out of seven) every day. Based on this metric, Ethiopian children in this age range consume one of the least diversified diets in sub-Saharan Africa (Hirvonen, 2016) with only 14 percent meeting the WHO recommendation (CSA & ICF, 2016). Recent analysis of the timing of growth faltering of young children suggests that poor complementary feeding practices, including poor dietary quality, is an important risk factor for stunting in Ethiopia (Hirvonen, Headey, Golan, & Hoddinott, 2019). The available evidence suggests that diets are monotonous also at the household level. For example, in 2011, the average Ethiopian household consumed only 42 kg of fruits and vegetables in a year per adult equivalent (Hassen Worku, Dereje, Minten, & Hirvonen, 2017) – far below the World Health Organization’s recommendation of 146 kg per year (Hall, Moore, Harper, & Lynch, 2009). This report is structured as follows. In the subsequent section, we describe the data used in this report. In section 3, we assess the consumption of nutritious foods among vulnerable groups: young children and mothers. In section 4, we assess the production of nutritious foods in the region. In section 5, we study the availability of nutritious foods in rural markets. In section 6, we assess the affordability of nutritious foods in the region. Section 7 concludes and summarizes the findings. 2019-11-05 2024-06-21T09:07:55Z 2024-06-21T09:07:55Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146644 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146647 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146642 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146646 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146645 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146648 Open Access application/pdf Alive & Thrive International Food Policy Research Institute Hirvonen, Kalle; and Wolle, Abdulazize. 2019. Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Alive & Thrive; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146644 |
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| title | Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia |
| title_full | Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia |
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| title_short | Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia |
| title_sort | consumption production market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the amhara region of ethiopia |
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