Household-level drivers of dietary diversity in transitioning agricultural systems: Evidence from the Greater Mekong Subregion

Ritzema, Randall S.; Douxchamps, Sabine; Fraval, Simon; Bolliger, Adrian M.; Hok, Lyda; Phengsavanh, Phonepaseuth; Long, Chau Thi Minh; Hammond, J. J.; Wijk, Mark T. van

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102657

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“…According to our results, most households are highly dependent on staple crops such as cereals and roots and tubers due to their low cost [ 57 ]. The food group least consumed in households is fish and shellfish, which is due to lack of income [ 43 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 ]. The current findings show that rural households have a high dietary diversity score, and the higher score could probably improve the quality of the diet.…”

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Factors That Determine the Dietary Diversity Score in Rural Households: The Case of the Paute River Basin of Azuay Province, Ecuador

Cordero-Ahiman

Vanegas

Franco-Crespo

et al. 2021

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Inadequate food and nutrition affect human well-being, particularly for many poor subpopulations living in rural areas. The purpose of this research was to analyze the factors that determine the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) in the rural area of the Paute River Basin, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The sample size of 383 surveys was determined by a stratified random sampling method with proportional affixation. Dietary diversity was measured through the HDDS, with 12 food groups (cereals; roots and tubers; fruits; sugar/honey; meat and eggs; legumes or grains; vegetables; oils/fats; milk and dairy products; meats; miscellaneous; fish and shellfish) over a recall period of 7 days. A Poisson regression model was used to determine the relationship between the HDDS and sociodemographic variables. The results show that the average HDDS of food consumption is 10.89 foods. Of the analyzed food groups, the most consumed are cereals; roots and tubers; fruits; sugar/honey. In addition, the determinants that best explain the HDDS in the predictive model were housing size, household size, per capita food expenditure, area of cultivated land, level of education, and marital status of the head of household. The tools used in this research can be used to analyze food and nutrition security interventions. Furthermore, the results allow policymakers to identify applicable public policies in the fight against hunger.

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Factors That Determine the Dietary Diversity Score in Rural Households: The Case of the Paute River Basin of Azuay Province, Ecuador

Cordero-Ahiman

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Franco-Crespo

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“…Animals can also be sold in times of climate shock to help compensate for crop failures, loss of income or additional expenses ( WFP, 2019 ). Diversified livestock systems, including the ownership of multiple animal species and breeds, improve dietary adequacy and diversity ( Jones, 2015 ; Murendo et al, 2018 ; Ritzema et al, 2019 ; Romeo et al, 2016 ) and food security ( Bahadur KC et al, 2016 ). Shifts in animals breeds can serve as a climate adaptation strategy (e.g.…”

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Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence

Godde

Mason-D’Croz

Mayberry

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Global Food Security

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The potential impacts of climate change on current livestock systems worldwide are a major concern, and yet the topic is covered to a limited extent in global reports such as the ones produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In this article, we review the risk of climate-related impacts along the land-based livestock food supply chain. Although a quantification of the net impacts of climate change on the livestock sector is beyond the reach of our current understanding, there is strong evidence that there will be impacts throughout the supply chain, from farm production to processing operations, storage, transport, retailing and human consumption. The risks of climate-related impacts are highly context-specific but expected to be higher in environments that are already hot and have limited socio-economic and institutional resources for adaptation. Large uncertainties remain as to climate futures and the exposure and responses of the interlinked human and natural systems to climatic changes over time. Consequently, adaptation choices will need to account for a wide range of possible futures, including those with low probability but large consequences.

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“…Distance from the market was therefore added to control for isolation, whereas the dummy for subregional location not only controls for heterogeneity in agro‐ecological conditions (which also influences variations in species diversity and agricultural system) but also controls for variation in access to several species by inhabitants of Acholi and Teso. Ritzema et al (2019) showed that crop and livestock diversity influence dietary diversity, but also, Guo et al (2019) observed that production diversity alone is not enough in explaining dietary diversity. Additionally, although wild vegetables may be consumed in small quantities, they influence intake of cereal staples, manage hunger, and play a central role in household food security for the rural poor (Mavengahama, McLachlan, & Clercq, 2013; Walsh & Rooyen, 2014).…”

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Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda

Ekesa¹,

Ariong²,

Kennedy

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Land tenure security is central to food security of rural agricultural‐dependent communities, but there is limited evidence linking the state of agrobiodiversity to perception of land tenure security and access to and quality of food eaten. This study explores this relationship using data captured from 1,279 households in Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda, and the relationships are established using a study sample of 1,227 women of reproductive age (WRA). Sixteen percent of respondents perceived themselves to be land tenure insecure. Although approximately 275 species were reported available for food, household access to a variety of plant and animal species is limited to <10 species by 69% of the study population. Dietary diversity was also low, with 53% of women meeting minimum diet diversity. Evidence from estimation of a generalized Poisson regression reveals that dietary diversity of WRA is consistently, positively correlated with species diversity available for food and negative with land tenure insecurity. A unit increase in species diversity led to 18% increase in dietary diversity of WRAs. Land tenure insecurity was likely to reduce dietary diversity of WRAs by 26% ( p < .05). Interventions with an aim to increase species diversity can deliver positive dividends for food and nutrition security. Land policy reforms and interventions that strengthen land tenure security for both men and women are likely to contribute positively to dietary diversity leading to improved food and nutrition security of vulnerable communities in rural areas.

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Household-level drivers of dietary diversity in transitioning agricultural systems: Evidence from the Greater Mekong Subregion

Cited by 29 publications

References 53 publications

Factors That Determine the Dietary Diversity Score in Rural Households: The Case of the Paute River Basin of Azuay Province, Ecuador

Factors That Determine the Dietary Diversity Score in Rural Households: The Case of the Paute River Basin of Azuay Province, Ecuador

Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence

Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda

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