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

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.creator.identifierJonathan Mockshell: 0000-0003-1990-6657en
cg.creator.identifierColin K. Khoury: 0000-0001-7893-5744en
cg.creator.identifierSteven D. Prager: 0000-0001-9830-7008en
cg.placeCali, Colombiaen
dc.contributor.authorMockshell, Jonathan Yawen
dc.contributor.authorMartey, Edwarden
dc.contributor.authorEtwire, Prince M.en
dc.contributor.authorKhoury, Colin K.en
dc.contributor.authorPrager, Steven D.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-30T15:14:10Zen
dc.date.available2019-10-30T15:14:10Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/105580
dc.titleTransforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy driversen
dcterms.abstractThe 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMockshell 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.en
dcterms.extent22 p.en
dcterms.issued2019-10en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.subjectenvironmentalen
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen
dcterms.subjectmarketsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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