Global impacts of human mineral malnutrition

AJ Stein - Plant and soil, 2010 - Springer
Malnutrition—in the form of insufficient energy intakes—affects millions of people worldwide
and the negative impact of this kind of hunger is well acknowledged, not least by …

Africa: The livestock revolution urbanizes

LR Latino, U Pica-Ciamarra, D Wisser - Global food security, 2020 - Elsevier
Population growth, rising income and urbanization have fueled a significant increase in
demand for animal products in develo** countries since the early 1970s. The …

Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: an empirical study for Malawi

O Ecker, M Qaim - World Development, 2011 - Elsevier
Widespread malnutrition in develo** countries calls for appropriate strategies,
presupposing good knowledge about nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has …

From corn to popcorn? Urbanization and dietary change: Evidence from rural-urban migrants in Tanzania

L Cockx, L Colen, J De Weerdt - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
There is rising concern that the ongoing wave of urbanization will have profound effects on
eating patterns and increase the risk of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases. Yet …

“Filling the maize basket” supports crop diversity and quality of household diet in Malawi

SS Snapp, M Fisher - Food Security, 2015 - Springer
Food security and dietary quality are broadly supported development goals, yet few studies
have addressed how agricultural subsidy policies and promotion of modern crop varieties …

Demand for imported versus domestic fish in Nigeria

LSO Liverpool‐Tasie, A Sanou… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fish is among the most important animal‐sourced foods in Africa and is crucial in combatting
malnutrition. Fish demand in Africa has far outpaced supply as the import share rose from …

Reducing child malnutrition in Tanzania: combined effects of income growth and program interventions

H Alderman, H Hoogeveen, M Rossi - Economics & Human Biology, 2006 - Elsevier
Malnutrition is associated with an inadequate diet, poor health and sanitation services and
inadequate care for young children. A combination of income growth and nutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Demand side drivers of global food security

A Regmi, B Meade - Global Food Security, 2013 - Elsevier
Drawing upon a series of cross-country demand analyses conducted using International
Comparison Program (ICP) data from 1980, 1996 and 2005, this paper highlights how …

Effect of market production on rural household food consumption: evidence from Uganda

PR Ntakyo, M van den Berg - Food Security, 2019 - Springer
Food access is an important element of food security that has since long been a major
concern of rural households. One intervention to improve food access has been increased …

Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? Evidence from integration of vegetables into maize-based farming systems

S Rajendran, V Afari-Sefa, A Shee, T Bocher… - Agriculture & Food …, 2017 - Springer
Background Maize is the most important staple crop for food security and livelihood of
smallholder farmers in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, but it alone cannot ensure food …