Agroecological principles and elements and their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems. A review

A Wezel, BG Herren, RB Kerr, E Barrios… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
There is consensus that the global food system is not delivering good nutrition for all and is
causing environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, such that a profound …

Can agroecology improve food security and nutrition? A review

RB Kerr, S Madsen, M Stüber, J Liebert, S Enloe… - Global Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Agroecology increasingly has gained scientific and policy recognition as having potential to
address environmental and social issues within food production, but concerns have been …

Food environment typology: advancing an expanded definition, framework, and methodological approach for improved characterization of wild, cultivated, and built …

SM Downs, S Ahmed, J Fanzo, A Herforth - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
The food environment is a critical place in the food system to implement interventions to
support sustainable diets and address the global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and …

Production diversity and dietary diversity in smallholder farm households

KT Sibhatu, VV Krishna, M Qaim - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Undernutrition and micronutrient malnutrition remain problems of significant magnitude in
large parts of the develo** world. Improved nutrition requires not only better access to …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of the association between production diversity, diets, and nutrition in smallholder farm households

KT Sibhatu, M Qaim - Food Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Undernutrition and low dietary diversity remain big problems in many develo** countries.
A large proportion of the people affected are smallholder farmers. Hence, it is often assumed …

Assessing transitions to sustainable agricultural and food systems: a tool for agroecology performance evaluation (TAPE)

A Mottet, A Bicksler, D Lucantoni, F De Rosa… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is increasing interest in agroecology as a way to move toward more sustainable
agriculture and food systems. However, the evidence of agroecology's contribution to …

Rural food security, subsistence agriculture, and seasonality

KT Sibhatu, M Qaim - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Many of the world's food-insecure and undernourished people are smallholder farmers in
develo** countries. This is especially true in Africa. There is an urgent need to make …

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

A Herforth, S Ahmed - Food Security, 2015 - Springer
The food environment in markets constrains and signals consumers what to purchase. It
encompasses availability, affordability, convenience, and desirability of various foods. The …

To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana

MR Bellon, BH Kotu, C Azzarri, F Caracciolo - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Many smallholder farmers in develo** countries grow multiple crop species on their farms,
maintaining de facto crop diversity. Rarely do agricultural development strategies consider …

[PDF][PDF] From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems

EA Frison - 2016 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Today's food and farming systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of foods to
global markets, but are generating negative outcomes on multiple fronts: widespread …