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Innovations, nudging interventions and food and nutrition security: evidence from experimental and quasi-experimental studies in Ethiopia

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Title Innovations, nudging interventions and food and nutrition security: evidence from experimental and quasi-experimental studies in Ethiopia
 
Creator Jada, Kaleb Shiferaw
 
Subject developing countries
malnutrition
low income countries
smallholders
food systems
hunger
greenhouse gas emissions
food security
environment
fortification
biofortification
technology
women
labour
 
Description For the majority of developing nations, malnutrition is a recurring issue. Globally, one in ten people are undernourished and though the problem exists in every country, not surprisingly, the extent is more severe in low-income countries. In this part of the world, smallholders play a key role in the food system as they produce diverse and culturally appropriate food. This has an implication for efforts to combat hunger. Efforts that aim to address the problem of malnutrition in the global south should make smallholders its central focus. The current food system contributes to malnutrition and significantly raises global greenhouse gas emissions. This trade-off should be considered while redesigning the food systems to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition. Thus, the challenge is how to alleviate malnutrition in developing countries without putting more strain on the environment or failing to protect smallholders.

Three improvements—fortification, biofortification, and technologies that lessen women's domestic labour—were the subject of my thesis. These treatments are affordable, offer long-term solutions to combat malnutrition, and take advantage of the target population's current eating habits and food preferences. The main portions of my thesis then looked at how to use these advances to combat hunger. The first three chapters can be classified as technological innovations that occur within the food value chain element of the food system, while the final chapter can be classified as a consumer behaviour element of the system because it empowers women by reducing home labour.
 
Date 2022-08-31
2022-10-27T08:54:39Z
2022-10-27T08:54:39Z
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier Jada, Kaleb Shiferaw. 2022. Innovations, nudging interventions and food and nutrition security: evidence from experimental and quasi-experimental studies in Ethiopia. PhD Thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University & Research.
9789464473230
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125190
https://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wda/2316617
 
Language en
 
Rights Other
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Wageningen University & Research