Improving agriculture’s contribution to nutrition in Malawi: A conceptual introduction
With Malawian diets heavily dominated by staple foods—maize first and foremost, but also rice and cassava in some areas—food security in Malawi is often equated with having access to enough maize. What is missing in this traditional measure of food security in Malawi is the importance of the quality...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2018
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| author | Harris, Jody Meerman, Janice Aberman, Noora-Lisa |
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| description | With Malawian diets heavily dominated by staple foods—maize first and foremost, but also rice and cassava in some areas—food security in Malawi is often equated with having access to enough maize. What is missing in this traditional measure of food security in Malawi is the importance of the quality, in addition to the quantity, of dietary intake. This household-level scenario is reflected in, and exacerbated by, national development priorities; food security is a top-line agenda item for agriculture in Malawi, whereas nutrition is still considered primarily a health issue. To guide analysis and action in this complex environment, we present a conceptual framework to illuminate the multiple and complex linkages from agriculture to food security and nutrition. This framework reveals a number of ways in which the agriculture sector can help strengthen diet quality. These include: (1) promoting production of nutrient-dense foods via subsidies and other incentives; (2) promoting food processing, marketing, and consumption in ways that conserve nutrients, create demand, and decrease prices; and (3) supporting women farmers through, for example, targeted efforts to increase their productivity and bargaining power. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1472342025-11-06T03:54:54Z Improving agriculture’s contribution to nutrition in Malawi: A conceptual introduction Harris, Jody Meerman, Janice Aberman, Noora-Lisa frameworks nutrient intake capacity development agriculture smallholders malnutrition nutrition food security food prices poverty diet diversification With Malawian diets heavily dominated by staple foods—maize first and foremost, but also rice and cassava in some areas—food security in Malawi is often equated with having access to enough maize. What is missing in this traditional measure of food security in Malawi is the importance of the quality, in addition to the quantity, of dietary intake. This household-level scenario is reflected in, and exacerbated by, national development priorities; food security is a top-line agenda item for agriculture in Malawi, whereas nutrition is still considered primarily a health issue. To guide analysis and action in this complex environment, we present a conceptual framework to illuminate the multiple and complex linkages from agriculture to food security and nutrition. This framework reveals a number of ways in which the agriculture sector can help strengthen diet quality. These include: (1) promoting production of nutrient-dense foods via subsidies and other incentives; (2) promoting food processing, marketing, and consumption in ways that conserve nutrients, create demand, and decrease prices; and (3) supporting women farmers through, for example, targeted efforts to increase their productivity and bargaining power. 2018-02-22 2024-06-21T09:12:29Z 2024-06-21T09:12:29Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147234 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292864 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Harris, Jody; Meerman, Janice; and Aberman, Noora-Lisa. 2018. Improving agriculture’s contribution to nutrition in Malawi: A conceptual introduction. In Agriculture, food security, and nutrition in Malawi: Leveraging the links, eds. Noora-Lisa Aberman, Janice Meerman, and Todd Benson. Chapter 1, Pp. 9-16. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147234 |
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| title | Improving agriculture’s contribution to nutrition in Malawi: A conceptual introduction |
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| title_fullStr | Improving agriculture’s contribution to nutrition in Malawi: A conceptual introduction |
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| title_short | Improving agriculture’s contribution to nutrition in Malawi: A conceptual introduction |
| title_sort | improving agriculture s contribution to nutrition in malawi a conceptual introduction |
| topic | frameworks nutrient intake capacity development agriculture smallholders malnutrition nutrition food security food prices poverty diet diversification |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147234 |
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