Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka

As a sub-study within the R5N evaluation, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Peradeniya, and Johns Hopkins University collected food environment data in 45 Grama Niladahari (GN) Divisions across 5 Districts of rural Sri Lanka from December 2020 to March 2024. The...

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Autores principales: Marshall, Quinn, Hewavidana, Budni H.
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159857
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description As a sub-study within the R5N evaluation, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Peradeniya, and Johns Hopkins University collected food environment data in 45 Grama Niladahari (GN) Divisions across 5 Districts of rural Sri Lanka from December 2020 to March 2024. These communities were in areas where the World Food Programme was targeting a nutrition sensitive resilience program (R5N) to smallholder farming families. The communities were in the agro ecological dry zone of Sri Lanka. The R5N program sought to increase their access to water for irrigation via creation and rehabilitation of community and household irrigation schemes, while also improving nutrition through a behavior change communication activity. In these contexts, the primary access points for food purchases are through periodic open-air markets (known as pola) and small village retail shops. Many of the communities were in relatively remote areas where the density of food vendors was low. Data collected primarily focused on food prices and food availability as a means of monitoring the cost of a healthy diet and the availability of nutritious food through monthly follow-ups. Other data collected have described market and shop characteristics—such as size, access to roads, electricity, and cold storage.
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spelling CGSpace1598572025-12-08T10:06:44Z Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka Marshall, Quinn Hewavidana, Budni H. food environment urban areas nutrition food prices diet typology As a sub-study within the R5N evaluation, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Peradeniya, and Johns Hopkins University collected food environment data in 45 Grama Niladahari (GN) Divisions across 5 Districts of rural Sri Lanka from December 2020 to March 2024. These communities were in areas where the World Food Programme was targeting a nutrition sensitive resilience program (R5N) to smallholder farming families. The communities were in the agro ecological dry zone of Sri Lanka. The R5N program sought to increase their access to water for irrigation via creation and rehabilitation of community and household irrigation schemes, while also improving nutrition through a behavior change communication activity. In these contexts, the primary access points for food purchases are through periodic open-air markets (known as pola) and small village retail shops. Many of the communities were in relatively remote areas where the density of food vendors was low. Data collected primarily focused on food prices and food availability as a means of monitoring the cost of a healthy diet and the availability of nutritious food through monthly follow-ups. Other data collected have described market and shop characteristics—such as size, access to roads, electricity, and cold storage. 2024-11-15 2024-11-15T19:16:51Z 2024-11-15T19:16:51Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159857 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159794 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Marshall, Quinn; and Hewavidana, Budni H. 2024. Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka. Resilient Cities Initiative Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159857
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Marshall, Quinn
Hewavidana, Budni H.
Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka
title Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka
title_full Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka
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title_short Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka
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urban areas
nutrition
food prices
diet
typology
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