Sustainable intensification and household dietary diversity in maize-based farming systems of Zambia and Zimbabwe

dc.creatorNgoma, H.
dc.creatorSimutowe, E.
dc.creatorManyanga, M.
dc.creatorThierfelder, C.
dc.date2023-04-15T00:30:17Z
dc.date2023-04-15T00:30:17Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:10:32Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:10:32Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22575
dc.identifier10.1177/00307270221150660
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7514318
dc.descriptionWith only four years before the end date for the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition, the need to identify nutrition-sensitive and sustainable agricultural interventions that can address hunger and malnutrition cannot be more urgent. This paper assesses associations between sustainable intensification practices and dietary diversity in maize-based farming systems of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Using survey data from 1124 households, we apply an instrumental variable approach that allows to control for the fact that farmers self-select themselves into adopting sustainable intensification practices, making adoption endogenous. We also explore pathways from intensification to dietary diversity. We find significant positive associations between the adoption intensity of sustainable intensification practices (SIPs) such as minimum tillage, minimum tillage and crop rotation, and minimum tillage and intercrops and improved production and crop diversity and in turn, dietary diversity on average. These findings hinge on there being widespread adoption of SIPs. There is need for concerted efforts to address current bottlenecks that hinder widespread adoption and promote broader food group diversification to realize the nutrition related co-benefits associated with sustainable intensification.
dc.description34-46
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relationhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/sj-docx-1-oag-10_1177_00307270221150660_-_Supplemental_material_for_Sustainable_intensification_and_household_dietary_diversity_in_maize-based_farming_systems_of_Zambia_and_Zimbabwe/22313486
dc.relationNutrition, health & food security
dc.relationMixed Farming Systems
dc.relationDiversification in East and Southern Africa
dc.relationResilient Agrifood Systems
dc.relationUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.relationSwiss Development Corporation
dc.relationEuropean Union
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130040
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source1
dc.source52
dc.source0030-7270
dc.sourceOutlook on Agriculture
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectHousehold Dietary Diversity
dc.subjectSmallholder Farmers
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectSustainable Agrifood Systems
dc.titleSustainable intensification and household dietary diversity in maize-based farming systems of Zambia and Zimbabwe
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageZambia
dc.coverageZimbabwe
dc.coverageUnited Kingdom


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