What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis
Little previous research has explored what drives the diversification of national food supplies (DFS) across countries and regions. We construct and analyse a cross-country dataset linking a simple DFS indicator - the share of calories supplied by nonstaple foods - with structural transformation and...
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| author | Choudhury, Samira Headey, Derek D. |
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| description | Little previous research has explored what drives the diversification of national food supplies (DFS) across countries and regions. We construct and analyse a cross-country dataset linking a simple DFS indicator - the share of calories supplied by nonstaple foods - with structural transformation and agroecological indicators. Panel econometric models show that several indicators of structural transformation (economic growth, urbanization and demographic change) are strong predictors of diversification within countries, yet time-invariant agroecological factors are also significantly associated with diversification, which appears to explain why some countries have exceptionally low or high DFS relative to their level of economic development. We discuss the implications of these findings for food and nutrition strategies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1486162025-02-24T06:46:15Z What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis Choudhury, Samira Headey, Derek D. demographic transition economic growth food policies urbanization nutrition food supply food security diversification food supply chains food systems dietary diversity Little previous research has explored what drives the diversification of national food supplies (DFS) across countries and regions. We construct and analyse a cross-country dataset linking a simple DFS indicator - the share of calories supplied by nonstaple foods - with structural transformation and agroecological indicators. Panel econometric models show that several indicators of structural transformation (economic growth, urbanization and demographic change) are strong predictors of diversification within countries, yet time-invariant agroecological factors are also significantly associated with diversification, which appears to explain why some countries have exceptionally low or high DFS relative to their level of economic development. We discuss the implications of these findings for food and nutrition strategies. 2017-12 2024-06-21T09:25:14Z 2024-06-21T09:25:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148616 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148021 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147645 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147973 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146317 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149529 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.05.005 Open Access Elsevier Choudhury, Samira; and Headey, Derek D. 2017. What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis. Global Food Security 15(December 2017): 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.05.005 |
| spellingShingle | demographic transition economic growth food policies urbanization nutrition food supply food security diversification food supply chains food systems dietary diversity Choudhury, Samira Headey, Derek D. What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis |
| title | What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis |
| title_full | What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis |
| title_fullStr | What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis |
| title_short | What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis |
| title_sort | what drives diversification of national food supplies a cross country analysis |
| topic | demographic transition economic growth food policies urbanization nutrition food supply food security diversification food supply chains food systems dietary diversity |
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