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Research agenda for holistically assessing agricultural strategies for human micronutrient deficiencies in east and southern Africa

dc.contributor.authorGrabowski, P.
dc.contributor.authorSlater, D.
dc.contributor.authorGichohi-Wainaina, W.N.
dc.contributor.authorKihara, J.
dc.contributor.authorChikowo, R.
dc.contributor.authorMwangwela, A.
dc.contributor.authorChimwala, D.
dc.contributor.authorBekunda, M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T12:23:29Z
dc.date.available2024-09-09T12:23:29Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-01
dc.identifier.citationGrabowski, P., Slater, D., Gichohi-Wainaina, W., Kihara, J., Chikowo, R., Mwangwela, A., ... & Bekunda, M. (2024). Research agenda for holistically assessing agricultural strategies for human micronutrient deficiencies in east and southern Africa. Agricultural Systems, 220: 104094, 1-12.
dc.identifier.issn0308-521X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8521
dc.description.abstractContext Human micronutrient deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa are connected through complex pathways to soils and how soils are managed. Interventions aiming directly at nutrient consumption, such as supplements and food fortification, have direct impacts but are often limited in their reach and require continuous support. In contrast, less direct changes, such as agricultural diversification and agronomic biofortification, are complicated by a wide array of factors that can limit progress toward nutritional outcomes. However, changes in agriculture and dietary patterns, if successfully linked to deficiencies, provide a more systemic transformation with the potential to achieve wide-reaching and self-perpetuating attainment of nutritional goals. Objective The purpose of this paper is to advance theoretical frameworks and research methods for holistic analysis of agriculture-based interventions for micronutrient deficiencies. Methods We synthesize lessons from the literature and from the Africa RISING project in Malawi and Tanzania about the connections between soil nutrients and human micronutrient deficiencies from the perspective of the five domains of sustainable intensification (productivity, economic, environmental, human condition and social). Results and conclusions We present a menu of indicators for future research on the soil-plant-food-nutrition pathway related to micronutrient deficiency and smallholder farming that need to be considered to effectively assess how agricultural interventions may or may not result in the desired nutritional outcomes. Ultimately, addressing micronutrient deficiencies through agricultural interventions requires a holistic approach that considers all five domains. Research on soil-nutrition linkages should consider the feedback loops across the five domains of sustainable intensification.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-12
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMicronutrient Deficiencies
dc.subjectSustainable Intensification
dc.subjectDiversification
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectBiofortification
dc.titleResearch agenda for holistically assessing agricultural strategies for human micronutrient deficiencies in east and southern Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationTaylor University
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zimbabwe
cg.contributor.affiliationLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidGRABOWSKI:2024
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectBiodiversity
cg.iitasubjectBiofortification
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.journalAgricultural Systems
cg.notesOpen Access Article
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104094
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMateete Bekunda: 0000-0001-7297-9383
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cg.identifier.issue104094
cg.identifier.volume220
cg.contributor.acknowledgementsThe funding for this research was provided by the United States Agency for International Development through the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) project in East and Southern Africa (Award number AID-BFS-G-11-00002). Part of the writing time of some co-authors was supported through the Sustainable Intensification for Mixed farming System and the Excellence in Agronomy Initiatives of the CGIAR.


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