Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR single centre | en |
| cg.contributor.crp | Policies, Institutions, and Markets | |
| cg.coverage.country | Malawi | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | MW | |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Sub-saharan Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Karl Pauw: 0000-0002-5104-173X | |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Malawi Strategy Support Program | |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division | |
| cg.identifier.publicationRank | Not ranked | |
| cg.place | Lilongwe, Malawi | en |
| cg.place | Washington, DC | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Internal Review | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Mazunda, John | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Kankwamba, Henry | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Pauw, Karl | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-01T02:49:19Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-01T02:49:19Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149396 | |
| dc.title | Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Although dramatic increases in maize yields since the implementation of the Farm Income Subsidy Program (FISP)—the major national program that subsidizes fertilizer and improved seed primarily for maize cultivation—have likely enhanced household maize self-sufficiency (Chibwana et al. 2012), Malawian diets remain poorly diversified. Indeed, the contribution of foods other than maize to national per capita dietary energy supply appears to have actually decreased slightly in recent years. Poorly diversified diets characterized by an overreliance on starchy staples are a red flag for malnutrition. Conversely, diets which include a variety of foods are considered important for positive health. Diets which include nutrient-rich legumes and animal-source foods as well as vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables are associated with micronutrient adequacy and reductions in chronic undernutrition (Arimond and Ruel 2004; Thompson and Amoroso 2011). | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Mazunda, John; Kankwamba, Henry; and Pauw, Karl. 2015. Food and nutrition security implications of crop diversification in Malawi’s farm households. In Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi. Chapter 5. Pp. 44-49. Lilongwe, Malawi; and Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149396 | en |
| dcterms.extent | 7 pages | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2015-12-16 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149812 | en |
| dcterms.replaces | https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/129902 | en |
| dcterms.subject | nutrition security | en |
| dcterms.subject | agriculture | en |
| dcterms.subject | smallholders | en |
| dcterms.subject | nutrition | en |
| dcterms.subject | food security | en |
| dcterms.subject | poverty | en |
| dcterms.type | Book Chapter |
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