Paths of convergence for agriculture, health, and wealth

Dubé, Laurette; Pingali, Prabhu; Webb, Patrick

doi:10.1073/pnas.0912951109

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“…Biodiversity associated with dietary diversity of children, but the relationship was moderated by the socioeconomic status of the household. This finding is consistent with other studies that have shown a strong positive relationship between biodiversity in agricultural production and improved diversified diets [37–40]. The links between biodiversity and dietary diversity at the household or individual levels, however, remain inconclusive.…”

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Relationship between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity of children aged 6-36 months in rural areas of Northern Ghana

Saaka

Osman

Hoeschle‐Zeledon

2017

Food & Nutrition Research

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In this study, we investigated the relationship between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity of children and whether factors such as economic access may affect this relationship.This paper is based on data collected in a baseline cross-sectional survey in November 2013.The study population comprising 1200 mother-child pairs was selected using a two-stage cluster sampling. Dietary diversity was defined as the number of food groups consumed 24 h prior to the assessment. The number of crop and livestock species produced on a farm was used as the measure of production diversity. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to identify predictors and test for interactions.Whereas the average production diversity score was 4.7 ± 1.6, only 42.4% of households consumed at least four food groups out of seven over the preceding 24-h recall period. Agricultural biodiversity (i.e. variety of animals kept and food groups produced) associated positively with dietary diversity of children aged 6–36 months but the relationship was moderated by household socioeconomic status. The interaction term was also statistically significant [β = −0.08 (95% CI: −0.05, −0.01, p = 0.001)].Spearman correlation (rho) analysis showed that agricultural biodiversity was positively associated with individual dietary diversity of the child more among children of low socioeconomic status in rural households compared to children of high socioeconomic status (r = 0.93, p < 0.001 versus r = 0.08, p = 0.007). Socioeconomic status of the household also partially mediated the link between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity of a child’s diet.The effect of increased agricultural biodiversity on dietary diversity was significantly higher in households of lower socioeconomic status. Therefore, improvement of agricultural biodiversity could be one of the best approaches for ensuring diverse diets especially for households of lower socioeconomic status in rural areas of Northern Ghana.

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Relationship between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity of children aged 6-36 months in rural areas of Northern Ghana

Saaka

Osman

Hoeschle‐Zeledon

2017

Food & Nutrition Research

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“…The boom in urbanization has resulted in a steep increase in demand for food, especially high value crops such as fruits, vegetables and other horticultural crops [4]. Food production is no longer seen simply as providing nutrition for a growing population but also as contributing to poverty reduction, better health outcomes and conservation of natural resources [5][6][7].…”

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Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Cabbage with Minimized Pesticide Residues in Southern Benin

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Cabbage (Brassicaceae) is one of the most frequently consumed exotic vegetables in Benin and also the most affected by insects. To meet growing food demand, farmers rely heavily on synthetic pesticides that are harmful for themselves, consumers and the environment. Integrated pest management has been proposed as the means to improve vegetable productivity and quality in many developing countries. One approach is to substitute pesticides with physical barriers to insects, like nets. Here, we assess consumers' OPEN ACCESSEnvironments 2015, 2 450 perceptions about cabbage and their purchasing behavior towards cabbage that was produced using these nets in two major cities in Benin. Results indicate that consumers are aware of the health risks associated with intensive use of pesticides but were not able to recognize the quality difference between cabbage produced under nets from those using pesticides. All consumers were willing to pay a price premium for cabbage with minimized pesticides residues compared with conventionally produced cabbage, the average premium being 38%. Women, older, highly educated consumers and those able to distinguish cabbage qualities were willing to pay the most. We suggest that farmers will obtain higher prices if their production of cabbage with preferred characteristics is accompanied by an improved marketing strategy.

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“…12 Countries that have managed to improve nutritional status in these contexts have adopted an approach that targets the whole of society. 13 This approach requires a good understanding of the political economy of nutrition. Governments and other stakeholders in successful countries have built alliances, managed tensions, identifi ed win-win outcomes, established strong account ability mechanisms, and innovated in the mobilisation of resources for nutrition.…”

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