The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature

Nandi, Ravi; Nedumaran, Swamikannu; Padmaja, R

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100484

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“…Previous studies have found that access to food markets influences dietary diversity, potentially to a greater extent than crop diversity (Nandi et al, 2021). Rural communities may not be able to access markets offering diverse food options due to factors such as distance, transportation, and purchasing power, and this may in turn increase their vulnerability to poor nutritional outcomes (Nandi et al, 2021). In India, where farmers often purchase food that is not grown on their own farm to complement their meals, market access plays an important role in increasing dietary diversity (Galab and Vijaya Kumar, 2011;Ludwig, 2018).…”

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“…The first of these pathways is important when access to markets is limited, such was the case during the COVID-19 lockdown. Since consumption of food produced on-farm is generally low in India and markets play an influential role in improving dietary diversity (Nandi et al, 2021), studying the impact of the lockdown on dietary diversity among farmers provides unique insights into the role of crop diversity on farmer nutrition when market access is restricted. To date, no study has evaluated the association of crop diversity and dietary diversity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and prior to the pandemic, very few studies evaluated this association longitudinally.…”

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Impact of Crop Diversity on Dietary Diversity Among Farmers in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Prabhakaran

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Crop diversity is thought to have small, positive impacts on dietary diversity among farming households, particularly when market access is restricted. Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted market access. To date, no study has explored the relationship between crop and dietary diversity in this context. To address this gap, we used longitudinal data collected from 833 farmers across 12 states in India at three time points between May and August 2020. Dietary diversity was measured using a modified version of the FAO Minimum Dietary Diversity score for women, which has been used in representative samples of the Indian population in both men and women. Eight food groups were included: (1) starchy staples (rice, wheat, and potatoes), (2) pulses, (3) nuts, (4) vegetables, (5) fruits, (6) dairy, (7) eggs, and (8) fleshy foods (meat, poultry, and fish). Multivariate polynomial logistic regression was used to estimate the association between crop and dietary diversity. Models were adjusted for educational attainment, caste, farm size, having a kitchen garden, and livestock ownership. Participants were, on average, 42.2 years old and 94.2% were male. Dietary diversity decreased over the study period, especially between baseline and follow-up 1, when lockdown measures were the most restrictive (34.2% of participants experienced a decline compared to 16.1% from follow-up 1 to follow-up 2). Compared to farmers who cultivated 1 crop (monocroppers), farmers who cultivated 2 crops or 3 or more crops were significantly less likely to experience a decline in dietary diversity from baseline to follow-up 1: adjusted relative risk (RR) (95% confidence interval [CI]), 0.52 (0.35, 0.78) and 0.48 (0.31, 0.75), respectively. There was no significant association between crop diversity and change in dietary diversity from follow-up 1 to follow-up 2, when phased re-opening had begun. These findings suggest that farmers with greater crop diversity in India were more resilient to market disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, while the links between crop and dietary diversity may be small under normal circumstances, diversifying production systems may play an increasingly important role, as there is greater uncertainty due to global events such as pandemics and climate change.

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“…Either way, allocating time to either crops for exports, or to wage labour, implies actors involved become more (but not fully) reliant on markets for food purchases, thereby consuming less of their own produce. Some studies suggest nutrition diversity is greater for market purchases than own produce, particularly for the poorest (Van den Broeck and Maertens 2016; Nandi, Nedumaran et al 2021). As the income elasticity of fruits and vegetables is positive in many areas, and typically greater than staple grains, increases in income often lead to more nutrient-diverse diets (Pingali 2015;Pingali 2015.…”

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“…The resulting income effects translate into reduced poverty (e.g. Calderón and Servén 2010) and increases nutritional status (Stifel and Minten 2017), for instance increased diet diversity (Nandi, Nedumaran et al 2021). Moreover, costs of healthy and nutritious diets decrease with greater levels of rural infrastructure (Bai, Alemu et al 2021).…”

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How trade can drive inclusive and sustainable vegetable sector development in Africa: options for Dutch policy support

Berkum¹,

Berkhout²

2021

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This report discusses the role of trade in addressing global challenges of food security and sustainable production, first within a general food system framework context, followed by an application of this framework on the opportunities in African countries to increase vegetable production. The report concludes with a reflection of implications of findings for the Dutch food security policies. Potential options for Dutch development assistance to support the horticultural sector in Africa and to stimulate associated trade evolve around further enhancing participation of smallholder farmers in horticultural markets (inclusivity), further developing and adhering to food safety standards also in domestic markets (safe nutrition) and mitigating environmental trade-offs (environmental sustainability).

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PROTOCOL: The impact of infrastructure on low‐income consumers' nutritious diet, women's economic empowerment, and gender equality in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map

Odei Obeng‐Amoako,

Nyan,

Clottey

et al. 2023

Campbell Systematic Reviews

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This is the protocol for an evidence and gap map. The objectives are as follows: this evidence and gap map (EGM) aims to identify, map, and provide an overview of the existing evidence and gaps on the impact of different types of physical infrastructure on various outcomes of low‐income consumers' nutritious diet, women's economic empowerment, and gender equality in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The specific objectives of the EGM are: (1) identify clusters of evidence that offer opportunities for evidence synthesis and (2) identify gaps in evidence where new studies, research, and evaluations are needed.

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The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature

Cited by 70 publications

References 42 publications

Impact of Crop Diversity on Dietary Diversity Among Farmers in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of Crop Diversity on Dietary Diversity Among Farmers in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic

How trade can drive inclusive and sustainable vegetable sector development in Africa: options for Dutch policy support

PROTOCOL: The impact of infrastructure on low‐income consumers' nutritious diet, women's economic empowerment, and gender equality in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map

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