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Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers

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Title Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers
 
Creator Mockshell, Jonathan
Martey, Edward
Etwire, Prince M.
Khoury, Colin K.
Prager, Steven D.
 
Subject environmental
malnutrition
subsidies
markets
 
Description The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients contributing to overweight and obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes even in low- and middle-income countries. While improvements are needed throughout current food systems, the food retail environment (FRE) in developing countries remains an underexplored link between production systems and consumers in food and nutrition security programs. This study examines the economic rationale of actors in the food retail environment and suggests policy options to nudge the food environment to deliver a healthier basket of foods. The policy options are classified into personal changes, private sector actions, and public sector initiatives. We argue that for a comprehensive transformation of the food retail environment to deliver healthier food options, private, public sector initiatives, and consumer awareness all require urgent action.
 
Date 2019-10
2019-10-30T15:14:10Z
2019-10-30T15:14:10Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Mockshell J; Martey E; Etwire P; Khoury C; Prager S. 2019. Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy strategies. Working Paper. CIAT Publication No. 483. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Cali, Colombia. 14 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105580
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 22 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Center for Tropical Agriculture