Soil mineral availability and human mineral status: A review and evidence from Malawi

Bevis, Leah; Kim, Kichan

doi:10.1002/aepp.13199

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“…Beyond this, farm production factors matter immensely, especially factors that constrain agricultural production, hindering crop productivity, and yield growth, such as soil characteristics (Barrett & Bevis, 2015). Given that soils are the primary source of minerals for plants that humans feed on, poor soils which are usually deficient in many minerals and nutrients may impact crop growth and render the diets of households deficient in many nutrients (Bevis et al, 2017; Bevis & Kim, 2021). This could also lead to negative effects on human health and productivity (Barrett & Bevis, 2015).…”

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Organic soil amendments and food security: Evidence from Cameroon

Tabe‐Ojong¹,

Fabinin²,

Nzie

et al. 2022

Land Degrad Dev

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Food insecurity remains a persistent policy issue in many developing countries. While socio-political, epidemiological, climatic, and productivity-related factors have received attention regarding food insecurity, a rarely considered factor is the changing quality of the soil, a natural resource base that has the potential of increasing or reducing vulnerability to food insecurity. The use of organic soil amendments may be socioeconomically and environmentally advantageous. This study examines the inherent relationship between the use of organic soil amendments and food security among smallholder farming households. Using the seemingly unrelated bivariate probit model and the recursive bivariate probit (RBP) model on nationally representative household-level data from Cameroon, we find evidence that the use of organic soil amendments is positively associated with household food security. We also find the use of organic soil amendments to be associated with reduced levels of mild, moderate, and severe food insecurity. Empirical evidence is also suggestive of a positive association between crop diversification and food security. The results further show that households with larger farm sizes tend to use more organic soil amendments than households with smaller farms. Taken together, our findings confirm another pathway of improving food security with implications for the broad path toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2 of ending hunger.

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Organic soil amendments and food security: Evidence from Cameroon

Tabe‐Ojong¹,

Fabinin²,

Nzie

et al. 2022

Land Degrad Dev

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“…Agriculture influences health through many channels—some positive and some negative. For example, agricultural environmental conditions such as climate and soil quality/type can effect both yield and the nutrient content of crops, which in turn influences the nutritional status and food security of agricultural households and regions (Bevis & Kim, 2021; Cakmak, 2008; DaMatta et al, 2010; Loladze, 2002). Agricultural technologies and investments offer ways to improve the economic status of poor farmers (especially smallholder farmers), which in turn can improve their health status through increased health and human capital investments (Hoddinott, 2012).…”

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Agricultural support and contaminated spillovers: The effects of agricultural water pollution on adult health in China

Villa

2021

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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Using rich longitudinal data combined with administrative water quality data from China, we examine the causal impact of agricultural water pollution on adult health outcomes. To obtain exogenous variation in agricultural water pollution, we use a quasi‐experimental design and exploit a series of agricultural support policies enacted in China in the mid‐2000s. We find that agricultural water pollution worsens health outcomes through increased incidence of morbidity and lower body mass index. We additionally find these adverse health effects largely operate through contaminated drinking water and are thus primarily born by those without access to water treated at a water plant.

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Understanding Temptation Spending and Saving Behaviour Among Malian Farming Households

Ölkers,

Wahbi,

Mußhoff

2024

J of Intl Development

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In low‐income and food‐insecure households, impulsive purchases of nonessential items, known as temptation spending, can create a cycle of persistent poverty. Using machine learning techniques, we examine the statistical associations between the saving channel and such temptation spending, employing primary data from Malian smallholder farmers. Our findings show that saving with mobile money statistically significantly reduces the probability of temptation spending, while saving with family, friends, or at home increases the probability statistically significantly. Given the rapid expansion of mobile money services in general and in Mali in particular, these results offer crucial insights into how the utilization of mobile money influences an individual's spending behaviour and might contribute to rural resilience and food security.

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Soil mineral availability and human mineral status: A review and evidence from Malawi

Cited by 3 publications

References 84 publications

Organic soil amendments and food security: Evidence from Cameroon

Organic soil amendments and food security: Evidence from Cameroon

Agricultural support and contaminated spillovers: The effects of agricultural water pollution on adult health in China

Understanding Temptation Spending and Saving Behaviour Among Malian Farming Households

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