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The Acceptability of Food Policies [PDF]

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
We propose and test a model of food policy acceptability. The model is structured in four levels: government, topic, policy, and individual. In this study, we focus on two levels that are actionable for policy-makers: the topic and policy levels. We assess nine factors using a first online survey with 600 UK nationals and replicate our results in a ...
Espinosa, Romain, Nassar, Anis
openaire   +4 more sources

Agricultural subsidies and global greenhouse gas emissions

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
Agricultural sectors receive US$600 billion per year in government support, providing incentives for GHG emission-intensive production. Here, the authors show that removing this support will not reduce global GHG emissions by much; rather it will need to
David Laborde   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background The 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission report recommends healthy diets that can feed 10 billion people by 2050 from environmentally sustainable food systems. This study compares food consumption patterns in India, from different income groups, regions
Manika Sharma   +3 more
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Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
India’s national school feeding program is the largest of its kind in the world, but the long-term program benefits on nutrition are unknown. Here, the authors show intergenerational program benefits, in that women who received free meals in primary ...
Suman Chakrabarti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food Security Simulator – Nigeria

open access: yes, 2023
The Food Security Simulator is an innovative and easy-to-use, MS-Excel-based tool for assessing the potential short-term impacts of food price or household income shocks on food security and people’s diets.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
core   +1 more source

Why do parents use packaged infant foods when starting complementary feeding? Findings from phase one of a longitudinal qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background The first 1000 days in a child’s life, from conception to age two, are a critical period for establishing a child’s health and development. One important element is the diet that children receive during this time.
Anna Isaacs   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of integrated prevention and treatment on child malnutrition and health: the PROMIS project, a randomized control trial in Burkina Faso and Mali

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Evidence suggests that both preventive and curative nutrition interventions are needed to tackle child acute malnutrition (AM) in developing countries.
Lieven Huybregts   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the role of intersectoral convergence in the delivery of essential maternal and child nutrition interventions in Odisha, India: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Convergence of sectoral programs is important for scaling up essential maternal and child health and nutrition interventions. In India, these interventions are implemented by two government programs – Integrated Child Development Services ...
Sunny S. Kim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malawi Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes Baseline Survey, 2015

open access: yes, 2016
Several initiatives in Malawi have sought to strengthen the processes through which the design and content of policies, strategies, and programs in the agriculture sector that affect the nation’s food security are established.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
core   +2 more sources

Sustaining mobile produce vending in NYC: Evaluating the future of Green Carts

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is essential for preventing diet-related chronic dis­eases, yet many low-income residents have inade­quate diets because their communities face persis­tent barriers to supplying healthy food.
Katherine Fraser   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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