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dc.contributor.authorSekabira, H.
dc.contributor.authorNalunga, S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-27T08:28:30Z
dc.date.available2022-07-27T08:28:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-31
dc.identifier.citationSekabira, H. & Nalunga, S. (2020). Farm production diversity: is it important for dietary diversity? Panel data evidence from Uganda. Sustainability, 12(3): 1028, 1-21.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7579
dc.description.abstractThe substantial existence of malnutrition globally, especially in developing countries, has usually driven policy initiatives to focus on improving household food security and nutrition primarily through prioritizing farm production diversity. Although indeed some empirical evidence has pointed to farm production diversity remedying malnutrition, other evidence has pointed to markets. Therefore, evidence is mixed and may be country or region variant. To contribute to closing such a gap in the literature, we used three waves of national panel survey data from Uganda and panel regression models to investigate associations between farm production diversity and dietary diversity, as well as impact pathways. We found that farm production diversity was positively and significantly associated with household dietary diversity. Farm production diversity influenced dietary diversity through own farm production, and market consumption food security pathways. The own farm production pathway showed a stronger associated impact. Increasing food expenditure by 1000 UGX via own farm production yielded an eight percentage point increment in household dietary diversity, while an equal expenditure via markets yielded a 5.3 percentage point increment. We also found existence of gender effects. Male headed households were associated with relatively poorer household dietary diversity. These findings could have broader implications for countries practicing smallholder agriculture.
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Economic Research Consortium
dc.format.extent1-21
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAgricultural Production
dc.subjectPlant Production
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectMalnutrition
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectNutrition Security
dc.subjectDietary Diversity
dc.titleFarm production diversity: is it important for dietary diversity? Panel data evidence from Uganda
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationLADS Consult, Uganda
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidSEKABIRA:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectBiodiversity
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesPublished online: 31 Jan 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12031028
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue3
cg.identifier.volume12


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