Research priorities for drivers of food choice for food system transformation in South Asia: Proceedings of a collaborative workshop

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of South Carolinaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeTransforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierSunny S. Kim: 0000-0003-3960-3354en
cg.creator.identifierRasmi Avula: 0000-0003-0066-6964en
cg.creator.identifierPurnima Menon: 0000-0001-5988-2894en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5069425en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nutrition, Diets, and Health Uniten
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorBlake, Christineen
dc.contributor.authorKim, Sunny S.en
dc.contributor.authorFrongillo, Edwarden
dc.contributor.authorAvula, Rasmien
dc.contributor.authorMenon, Purnimaen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-17T17:19:30Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-17T17:19:30Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/169361
dc.titleResearch priorities for drivers of food choice for food system transformation in South Asia: Proceedings of a collaborative workshopen
dcterms.abstractAgrifood systems in South Asia are highly productive, but substantial challenges including poverty, climate change, and environmental degradation complicate progress toward achieving sustainable healthy diets for all. The dynamics of food systems and the consequence of their rapid transformation for food choice behaviors that contribute to healthy and unhealthy diets are not well understood. Food choice is defined as a decision-making process through which individuals consider, acquire, prepare, distribute, and consume foods and beverages. Understanding drivers of food choice (DFC) is important for achieving sustainable healthy diets, but evidence is lacking. This paper outlines collectively derived priorities for future research on DFC in South Asia. A collaborative workshop was convened in March 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh with experts from the region. The workshop emphasized the application of a science of food choice framework to guide identification of priorities for research on DFC in South Asia. Priorities were derived through an interdisciplinary collaborative process to clarify what is known and not known about DFC in the context of food systems transformation in the region with emphasis on behaviors along the food production-consumption continuum. Workshop participants identified three main priorities for future research on DFC that address knowledge gaps in 1) intrahousehold dynamics and behaviors, 2) adolescent food choice, and 3) market and food acquisition linkages. Specific research needs to emphasize the importance of multi-generational data, food allocation, perceptions on food safety, adolescent food choice behaviors, and the need for longitudinal data on linkages between market availability and food choice behaviors. Building a body of evidence on DFC and tools for monitoring and assessing food choice behaviors is essential for designing effective policies and programs that allow all individuals to have healthy and sustainable diets in South Asia.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBlake, Christine; Kim, Sunny S.; Frongillo, Edward; Avula, Rasmi; and Menon, Purnima. 2024. Research priorities for drivers of food choice for food system transformation in South Asia: Proceedings of a collaborative workshop. SSRN Working Paper. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5069425en
dcterms.extent20 p.en
dcterms.issued2024-12-20en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/127434en
dcterms.subjectfooden
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.subjectdieten
dcterms.subjectfeeding preferencesen
dcterms.subjectintrahousehold relationsen
dcterms.subjectmarketsen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.typePreprint

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