Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households
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 sha...
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| author | Mazunda, John Kankwamba, Henry Pauw, Karl |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1470022025-11-06T04:14:11Z Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households Mazunda, John Kankwamba, Henry Pauw, Karl impact capacity development agriculture smallholders malnutrition nutrition trace elements food security food prices poverty diet diversification dietary diversity 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. 2018-02-22 2024-06-21T09:10:19Z 2024-06-21T09:10:19Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147002 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292864 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mazunda, John; Kankwamba, Henry; and Pauw, Karl. 2018. Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households. In Agriculture, food security, and nutrition in Malawi: Leveraging the links, eds. Noora-Lisa Aberman, Janice Meerman, and Todd Benson. Chapter 5, Pp. 53-60 Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147002 |
| spellingShingle | impact capacity development agriculture smallholders malnutrition nutrition trace elements food security food prices poverty diet diversification dietary diversity Mazunda, John Kankwamba, Henry Pauw, Karl Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households |
| title | Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households |
| title_full | Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households |
| title_fullStr | Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households |
| title_short | Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households |
| title_sort | food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in malawi s farm households |
| topic | impact capacity development agriculture smallholders malnutrition nutrition trace elements food security food prices poverty diet diversification dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147002 |
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