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Farm production diversity and women's dietary diversity: Evidence from central Tunisia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
In the context of studies on the effects of agricultural production diversity, there are debates in the scientific community as to the level of diversification appropriate for improving dietary diversity. In Tunisia, agriculture is a strategic sector for
Cédric Gaillard, Eric O Verger, Sandrine Dury, Marie Claude Dop, Jalila El Ati, MEDINA Study Group   +5 more
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Linking farm production diversity to household dietary diversity controlling market access and agricultural technology usage: evidence from Noakhali district, Bangladesh [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
Background and objective: Diversified agricultural production is considered a means to enhance food diversity at the household level, particularly in developing countries where subsistence farming is common. Given the importance of a diversified diet for
Md Ruhul Kabir, Oumma Halima, Nahian Rahman, Susmita Ghosh, Md. Sayedul Islam, Habibur Rahman   +5 more
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Nutrition education, farm production diversity, and commercialization on household and individual dietary diversity in Zimbabwe [PDF]

Food & Nutrition Research, 2018
Background: Nutrition education is crucial for improved nutrition outcomes. However, there are no studies to the best of our knowledge that have jointly analysed the roles of nutrition education, farm production diversity and commercialization on ...
Conrad Murendo, Brighton Nhau, Kizito Mazvimavi, Thamsanqa Khanye, Simon Gwara   +4 more
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Farm production diversity, household dietary diversity, and nutrition: Evidence from Uganda's national panel survey. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
Improved food security and nutrition remain a notable global challenge. Yet, food security and nutrition are areas of strategic importance regarding the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Haruna Sekabira, Zainab Nansubuga, Stanley Peter Ddungu, Lydia Nazziwa   +3 more
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Farm Production Diversity: Is It Important for Dietary Diversity? Panel Data Evidence from Uganda [PDF]

Sustainability, 2020
Open Access Article; Published online: 31 Jan 2020The substantial existence of malnutrition globally, especially in developing countries, has usually driven policy initiatives to focus on improving household food security and nutrition primarily through ...
Haruna Sekabira
exaly   +6 more sources

Diversity in Farm Production and Household Diets: Comparing Evidence From Smallholders in Kenya and Tanzania

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
Farm production diversity is widely promoted as a strategy for enhancing smallholders' food and nutrition security. Nonetheless, empirical evidence from the rural smallholder context is still mixed.
Luitfred Donacian Kissoly, Sabina Khatri Karki, Ulrike Grote   +2 more
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Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis [PDF]

The Lancet Planetary Health, 2017
Background: Information about the global structure of agriculture and nutrient production and its diversity is essential to improve present understanding of national food production patterns, agricultural livelihoods, and food chains, and their linkages ...
Prof Mario Herrero, PhD, Philip K Thornton, PhD, Brendan Power, MSc, Jessica R Bogard, PhD, Roseline Remans, PhD, Steffen Fritz, PhD, James S Gerber, PhD, Prof Gerald Nelson, PhD, Linda See, PhD, Katharina Waha, PhD, Prof Reg A Watson, PhD, Paul C West, PhD, Leah H Samberg, PhD, Jeannette van de Steeg, PhD, Eloise Stephenson, MSc, Mark van Wijk, PhD, Petr Havlík, PhD   +16 more
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Rural Market Food Diversity and Farm Production Diversity: Do They Complement or Substitute Each Other in Contributing to a Farm Household's Dietary Diversity?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Majority of undernourished people live in rural Asia and Africa, and many of them are smallholder farmers and consume a significant amount of what they produce. This is specifically true in India.
Ravi Nandi, Swamikannu Nedumaran
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Leveraging farm production diversity for dietary diversity: evidence from national level panel data

Agricultural and Food Economics, 2022
Dietary diversity is the key to improved health and nutrition. Farm production diversity has the potential of enhancing dietary diversity but this interrelationship varies and is ambiguous in many societies.
Sayla Khandoker, Alka Singh, Shivendra Kumar Srivastava   +2 more
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Implications of Smallholder Farm Production Diversity for Household Food Consumption Diversity: Insights from Diverse Agro-Ecological and Market Access Contexts in Rural Tanzania

Horticulturae, 2018
Owing to persistent challenges of food and nutritional insecurity, recent literature has focused on the role diversity of farm production has on food consumption diversity, particularly for smallholder households.
Luitfred Kissoly, Anja Faße, Ulrike Grote   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources