Establishing integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes to diversify household food and diets in rural India

Bhaskar, A Vijaya; Nithya, D. J.; Raju, S. S.; Bhavani, R. V.

doi:10.1007/s12571-017-0721-z

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“…MS Swaminathan Foundation in Chennai, India, is currently exploring the Food system for Nutrition model in few villages of Wardha district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, and Koraput district of Odisha, India [21][22][23].…”

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“…Professor M. S. Swamiathan advocates genetic gardens for nutrition security [22]. Recent evaluation of the impact of this strategy on household food consumption showed remarkable increase in the monthly consumption of fruits and vegetables-frequency as well as quantity, as seen from a baseline survey in 2014 and end-line survey in 2017 of a sample of 190 households in each location [23]. Though the authors mention, health and nutrition education as part of the intervention, no data on its impact are given in the sited paper.…”

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Nutritionally sensitive agriculture—an approach to reducing hidden hunger

Bamji

Murty

Sudhir³

2020

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Cereal-based diets of the people in developing countries are qualitatively deficient in micronutrients-vitamins and minerals-due to low intake of vegetables, fruits, legumes and foods of animal origin. Consumption of nutritious millets has also come down in India. Calorie sufficiency may ensure protein sufficiency (though not protein quality), but it does not ensure adequacy of micronutrients. Studies in several countries in Asia, and India show that with education and advocacy even farmers with small and marginal land holdings can be persuaded to raise homestead vegetables and fruits gardens and increase household vegetables consumption. Backyard poultry also has good acceptance and impact on household egg consumption. For best results, the community, especially the mothers have to be educated about the importance of nutrition for health and wellbeing. Studies done by the authors in the villages of Medak district, of the South Indian state of Telangana, show remarkable improvement in the knowledge of food, nutrition, hygiene and health of mothers with children under 3 years of age, with education-behavioural change communication. Impact of nutrition gardens and backyard poultry with high egg-yielding breeds had positive impact on the household consumption of vegetables and eggs.

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Section: Homestead Gardens To Combat Multiple Micronutrient Deficienciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Homestead Gardens To Combat Multiple Micronutrient Deficienciesmentioning

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Nutritionally sensitive agriculture—an approach to reducing hidden hunger

Bamji

Murty

Sudhir³

2020

Eur J Clin Nutr

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“…The dietary diversity index, for example, is a common score-based household risk indicator that is associated with a range of nutritional and social outcomes in Indian populations [ 31 , 32 ]. With only a brief household-level interaction, field practitioners can compute dietary diversity scores and evaluate their components, which immediately highlight risk areas and intervention opportunities [ 33 ]. Analogous to the relationships between dietary diversity and health outcomes, there are food and crop preservation characteristics that could serve as indicators of household-level vulnerability to aflatoxin exposure.…”

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Exploring aflatoxin contamination and household-level exposure risk in diverse Indian food systems

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The present study sought to identify household risk factors associated with aflatoxin contamination within and across diverse Indian food systems and to evaluate their utility in risk modeling. Samples (n = 595) of cereals, pulses, and oil seeds were collected from 160 households across four diverse districts of India and analyzed for aflatoxin B1 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Demographic information, food and cropping systems, food management behaviors, and storage environments were profiled for each household. An aflatoxin detection risk index was developed based on household-level features and validated using a repeated 5-fold cross-validation approach. Across districts, between 30–80% of households yielded at least one contaminated sample. Aflatoxin B1 detection rates and mean contamination levels were highest in groundnut and maize, respectively, and lower in other crops. Landholding had a positive univariate effect on household aflatoxin detection, while storage conditions, product source, and the number of protective behaviors used by households did not show significant effects. Presence of groundnut, post-harvest grain washing, use of sack-based storage systems, and cultivation status (farming or non-farming) were identified as the most contributive variables in stepwise logistic regression and were used to generate a household-level risk index. The index had moderate classification accuracy (68% sensitivity and 62% specificity) and significantly correlated with village-wise aflatoxin detection rates. Spatial analysis revealed utility of the index for identifying at-risk localities and households. This study identified several key features associated with aflatoxin contamination in Indian food systems and demonstrated that household characteristics are substantially predictive of aflatoxin risk.

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“…Dietary data from this area indicate that wheat, rice, and sorghum (millet) are the staple cereal foods. 11 Intakes of virtually all micronutrient-rich foods have been reported to be below 20% of the recommended daily intake (RDI), for example, mean daily consumption of green leafy vegetables is less than 10 g/d and fruit is 16 g/d compared to an RDI of 100 g/d for both food groups. Half of the women were chronically energy deficient (body mass index [BMI] <18.5kg/m 2 ) and over 75% of nonpregnant, nonlactating women were anemic.…”

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“…Half of the women were chronically energy deficient (body mass index [BMI] <18.5kg/m 2 ) and over 75% of nonpregnant, nonlactating women were anemic. 11…”

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How Do Fruit and Vegetable Markets Operate in Rural India? A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Supply and Demand on Nutrition Security

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Background: Diets in rural India are cereal based with low intakes of micronutrient-rich foods. The value chains for nutrition approach aims to study supply and demand of such foods. This may aid in development of interventions to improve diets and livelihoods. Objectives: (1) To identify how fruit and vegetables are accessed, (2) to describe and map the structure of value chains for exemplar foods, (3) to understand how foods are priced, and (4) to explore factors that affect decisions about which crops are grown, marketed, and sold. Methods: After stakeholder consultation, we identified 2 fruits (mango and guava) and 2 vegetables (shepu and spinach) as exemplar foods. Criteria for these exemplar foods were that they should be known to participants and there should be variability in intakes. We held 24 interviews with value chain actors including farmers, wholesalers, and vendors of the exemplar foods. Data collection was stopped when no new information emerged. We used inductive thematic coding for our analysis. Results: The value chains for each of the exemplar foods were relatively simple and involved farmers, middlemen, and vendors at either city or village level. The main themes identified as being factors considered when making decisions about which foods to grow and sell were (1) farming resources and assets, (2) quality of produce, (3) environmental conditions, (4) financial factors, (5) transport availability, and (6) consumer demand. Conclusions: There are opportunities to intervene within fruit and vegetable value chains to increase availability, affordability, and access to produce in rural India. Future research is required to determine which interventions will be feasible, effective, and acceptable to the community and other stakeholders.

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Establishing integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes to diversify household food and diets in rural India

Cited by 24 publications

References 45 publications

Nutritionally sensitive agriculture—an approach to reducing hidden hunger

Nutritionally sensitive agriculture—an approach to reducing hidden hunger

Exploring aflatoxin contamination and household-level exposure risk in diverse Indian food systems

How Do Fruit and Vegetable Markets Operate in Rural India? A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Supply and Demand on Nutrition Security

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