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The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100484
doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100484
 
Title The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature
 
Creator Nandi, R
Nedumaran, S
Ravula, P
 
Subject Agricultural Marketing
Food and Nutrition
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description A significant share of undernourished people are smallholder farmers in low and middle-income countries.
Recent studies advocate improving market access as an important pathway towards improving the dietary diversity
of farm households over increasing farm production diversity. A systematic review of five databases using
Priori criteria identified 28 original studies from 14 low and middle income countries by screening 786 articles
using different indicators of market access, diets, and nutrition. Most of the studies reported a consistent positive association between access to markets and dietary diversity, and few studies reported positive or negative association. However, findings are context-specific from several countries in Africa and Asia. Further research is
needed to conclude that improving market access is an effective pathway to improve a farm household’s dietary
quality. Eight research priorities are identified based on the gaps in the existing research literature.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2021-01
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11715/1/1-s2.0-S2211912420301371-main.pdf
Nandi, R and Nedumaran, S and Ravula, P (2021) The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature. Global Food Security (TSI), 28. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2211-9124