Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia
Although there is growing global momentum behind food systems strategies to improve planetary and human health—including nutrition—there is limited evidence of what types of food systems interventions work. Evaluating these types of interventions is challenging due to their complex and dynamic natur...
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| author | Neufeld, Lynnette M. Nordhagen, Stella Leroy, Jef L. Aberman, Noora-Lisa Barnett, Inka Wouabe, Eric Djimeu Girard, Amy Webb Gonzalez, Wendy Levin, Carol E. Mbuya, Mduduzi NN Nakasone, Eduardo Dhillon, Christina Nyhus Prescott, Dave Smith, Matt Tschirley, David |
| author_browse | Aberman, Noora-Lisa Barnett, Inka Dhillon, Christina Nyhus Girard, Amy Webb Gonzalez, Wendy Leroy, Jef L. Levin, Carol E. Mbuya, Mduduzi NN Nakasone, Eduardo Neufeld, Lynnette M. Nordhagen, Stella Prescott, Dave Smith, Matt Tschirley, David Wouabe, Eric Djimeu |
| author_facet | Neufeld, Lynnette M. Nordhagen, Stella Leroy, Jef L. Aberman, Noora-Lisa Barnett, Inka Wouabe, Eric Djimeu Girard, Amy Webb Gonzalez, Wendy Levin, Carol E. Mbuya, Mduduzi NN Nakasone, Eduardo Dhillon, Christina Nyhus Prescott, Dave Smith, Matt Tschirley, David |
| author_sort | Neufeld, Lynnette M. |
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| description | Although there is growing global momentum behind food systems strategies to improve planetary and human health—including nutrition—there is limited evidence of what types of food systems interventions work. Evaluating these types of interventions is challenging due to their complex and dynamic nature and lack of fit with standard evaluation methods. In this article, we draw on a portfolio of 6 evaluations of food systems interventions in Africa and South Asia that were intended to improve nutrition. We identify key methodological challenges and formulate recommendations to improve the quality of such studies. We highlight 5 challenges: a lack of evidence base to justify the intervention, the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the interventions, addressing attribution, collecting or accessing accurate and timely data, and defining and measuring appropriate outcomes. In addition to more specific guidance, we identify 6 cross-cutting recommendations, including a need to use multiple and diverse methods and flexible designs. We also note that these evaluation challenges present opportunities to develop new methods and highlight several specific needs in this space. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1552022024-10-11T20:20:39Z Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia Neufeld, Lynnette M. Nordhagen, Stella Leroy, Jef L. Aberman, Noora-Lisa Barnett, Inka Wouabe, Eric Djimeu Girard, Amy Webb Gonzalez, Wendy Levin, Carol E. Mbuya, Mduduzi NN Nakasone, Eduardo Dhillon, Christina Nyhus Prescott, Dave Smith, Matt Tschirley, David food systems health nutrition methodology Although there is growing global momentum behind food systems strategies to improve planetary and human health—including nutrition—there is limited evidence of what types of food systems interventions work. Evaluating these types of interventions is challenging due to their complex and dynamic nature and lack of fit with standard evaluation methods. In this article, we draw on a portfolio of 6 evaluations of food systems interventions in Africa and South Asia that were intended to improve nutrition. We identify key methodological challenges and formulate recommendations to improve the quality of such studies. We highlight 5 challenges: a lack of evidence base to justify the intervention, the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the interventions, addressing attribution, collecting or accessing accurate and timely data, and defining and measuring appropriate outcomes. In addition to more specific guidance, we identify 6 cross-cutting recommendations, including a need to use multiple and diverse methods and flexible designs. We also note that these evaluation challenges present opportunities to develop new methods and highlight several specific needs in this space. 2024-06-05 2024-10-04T21:02:15Z 2024-10-04T21:02:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155202 en Open Access Elsevier Neufeld, Lynnette M.; Nordhagen, Stella; Leroy, Jef L.; Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Barnett, Inka; Wouabe, Eric Djimeu; et al. 2024. Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia. Journal of Nutrition 154(6): 1727-1738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.04.005 |
| spellingShingle | food systems health nutrition methodology Neufeld, Lynnette M. Nordhagen, Stella Leroy, Jef L. Aberman, Noora-Lisa Barnett, Inka Wouabe, Eric Djimeu Girard, Amy Webb Gonzalez, Wendy Levin, Carol E. Mbuya, Mduduzi NN Nakasone, Eduardo Dhillon, Christina Nyhus Prescott, Dave Smith, Matt Tschirley, David Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia |
| title | Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia |
| title_full | Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia |
| title_fullStr | Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia |
| title_short | Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia |
| title_sort | food systems interventions for nutrition lessons from 6 program evaluations in africa and south asia |
| topic | food systems health nutrition methodology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155202 |
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