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Understanding the Linkages between Crop Diversity and Household Dietary Diversity in the Semi-Arid Regions of India

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2016.00040.9
10.5958/0974-0279.2016.00040.9
 
Title Understanding the Linkages between Crop Diversity and Household Dietary Diversity in the Semi-Arid Regions of India
 
Creator Kavitha, K
Soumitra, P
Padmaja, R
 
Subject Agriculture
Food and Nutrition
 
Description Agriculture is fundamental to achieving nutrition goals; it provides the food, energy, and nutrients essential
for human health and well-being. This paper has examined crop diversity and dietary diversity in six
villages using the ICRISAT Village Level Studies (VLS) data from the Telangana and Maharashtra states
of India. The study has used the data of cultivating households for constructing the crop diversity index
while dietary diversity data is from the special purpose nutritional surveys conducted by ICRISAT in the
six villages. The study has revealed that the cropping pattern is not uniform across the six study villages
with dominance of mono cropping in Telangana villages and of mixed cropping in Maharashtra villages.
The analysis has indicated a positive and significant correlation between crop diversity and household
dietary diversity at the bivariate level. In multiple linear regression model, controlling for the other
covariates, crop diversity has not shown a significant association with household dietary diversity. However,
other covariates have shown strong association with dietary diversity. The regression results have revealed
that households which cultivated minimum one food crop in a single cropping year have a significant and
positive relationship with dietary diversity. From the study it can be inferred that crop diversity alone
does not affect the household dietary diversity in the semi-arid tropics. Enhancing the evidence base and
future research, especially in the fragile environment of semi-arid tropics, is highly recommended.
 
Publisher Agricultural Economics Research Association (India)
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9822/1/ConfIssue2016_KK.pdf
Kavitha, K and Soumitra, P and Padmaja, R (2016) Understanding the Linkages between Crop Diversity and Household Dietary Diversity in the Semi-Arid Regions of India. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 29. pp. 129-137. ISSN 0971-3441