Understanding the economic costs attributable to unhealthy diets is crucial to inform health and agrifood investments in low- and middle-income countries experiencing nutrition transition. To review the current evidence...
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Highlights: Organic farming likely jeopardizes food security of smallholder farmers in Benin. It is related to slightly lower dietary diversity and intake of vitamin A-rich foods...
Highlights: Urban food insecurity is on the rise, necessitating a multifaceted strategy. Disparities in food security levels are due to urbanization and socioeconomic inequalities. Low urban class...
Highlights: Study assesses gendered access to agricultural markets on dietary diversity. Access to organized agricultural markets improves dietary diversity of households. The effect of women’s access...
Highlights: The project had a positive impact on food security and nutritional adequacy for women and their children. The impact was achieved by reducing postharvest losses and increasing field...
This working paper explores the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using 6 rounds of nationally representative household panel data collected from December 2021 to November...
The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and nutrition. Research and development attention...
Complementary feeding practices are greatly influenced by local contexts. Therefore, national home-grown evidence, policies and guidelines are critical to improving infant and young children's...
Food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition have been on the rise in recent years, due to disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing climate shocks and conflicts. Decades of steady...
Healthy diets have been characterized as responding to four universal principles—nutrient adequacy, dietary diversity, macronutrient balance, and moderation. With rising incomes, diet concerns globally...