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  1. Article: Growth in milk consumption and reductions in child stunting: Historical evidence from cross-country panel data.

    Haile, Beliyou / Headey, Derek

    Food policy

    2023  Volume 118, Page(s) 102485

    Abstract: Agricultural and food policies are increasingly being tasked with doing more to improve the nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting. Which specific food sectors warrant additional policy attention is less ... ...

    Abstract Agricultural and food policies are increasingly being tasked with doing more to improve the nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting. Which specific food sectors warrant additional policy attention is less clear, although a growing body of research argues that increased animal-sourced food consumption in general, and increased dairy consumption specifically, can significantly reduce the risks of stunting, as well as deficiencies in micronutrients and high quality protein. However, experimental research on dairy's impacts on child growth in developing countries is very limited, and non-experimental evidence is confined to cross-sectional surveys. In this study we adopt a more macro lens by using a cross-country panel to show that increases in milk consumption over time are associated with large reductions in child stunting even after controlling for important confounding factors. Countries with high rates of stunting should therefore consider nutrition-sensitive strategies to increase dairy consumption among young children through both supply- and demand-side interventions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 194840-4
    ISSN 0306-9192
    ISSN 0306-9192
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102485
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  2. Article ; Online: Plant different, eat different? Insights from participatory agricultural research.

    Azzarri, Carlo / Haile, Beliyou / Letta, Marco

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 3, Page(s) e0265947

    Abstract: We examine the association between on-farm production diversity on household dietary diversity in Malawi using microdata collected as part of an environmentally sustainable agricultural intensification program. The program primarily focuses on the ... ...

    Abstract We examine the association between on-farm production diversity on household dietary diversity in Malawi using microdata collected as part of an environmentally sustainable agricultural intensification program. The program primarily focuses on the integration of legumes into the cropping system through maize-legume intercropping and legume-legume intercropping. Relative to staple cereals such as maize, legumes are rich in micronutrients, contain better-quality protein, and lead to nitrogen fixation. Given the systematic difference we document between program beneficiaries and randomly sampled non-beneficiary (control) households, we employ causal instrumental variables mediation analysis to account for non-random selection and possible simultaneity between production and consumption decisions. We find a significant positive treatment effect on dietary diversity, led by an increase in production diversity. Analysis of potential pathways show that effects on dietary diversity stem mostly from consumption of diverse food items purchased from the market made possible through higher agricultural income. These findings highlight that, while increasing production for markets can enhance dietary diversity through higher income that would make affordable an expanded set of food items, the production of more nutritious crops such as pulses may not necessarily translate into greater own consumption. This may be due to the persistence of dietary habits, tastes, or other local factors that favor consumption of staples such as maize and encourage sales of more profitable and nutritious food items such as pulses. Pulses are a more affordable and environmentally sustainable source of protein than animal source food, and efforts should be made to enhance their nutritional awareness and contribution to sustainable food systems and healthier diets.
    MeSH term(s) Agriculture ; Animals ; Crops, Agricultural ; Diet ; Family Characteristics ; Food Supply
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0265947
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  3. Book ; Online: Web-based project monitoring and data management

    Haile, Beliyou

    What did we learn from Africa RISING phase 1?

    2017  

    Keywords farming systems ; intensification ; data
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-31T13:38:13Z
    Publisher International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
    Publishing country fr
    Document type Book ; Online
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  4. Book ; Online: Targeting and bias in participatory research

    Haile, Beliyou

    Evidence from Malawi

    2017  

    Keywords farming systems ; research ; intensification
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-31T13:31:57Z
    Publisher International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
    Publishing country fr
    Document type Book ; Online
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  5. Book ; Online: Diversify production and improve diets? Evidence from Malawi

    Haile, Beliyou

    2017  

    Keywords farming systems ; intensification ; nutrition
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-31T13:26:21Z
    Publisher International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
    Publishing country fr
    Document type Book ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ru, Yating / Haile, Beliyou / Caruthers, John I.

    Journal of Geographical Systems

    A geographical analysis

    2023  

    Abstract: This paper raises a fundamental question about Sub-Saharan Africa: has urbanization there been accompanied by improvements in personal wellbeing? It then proceeds to open an investigation focused on child health—in the form of child growth failure, ... ...

    Abstract This paper raises a fundamental question about Sub-Saharan Africa: has urbanization there been accompanied by improvements in personal wellbeing? It then proceeds to open an investigation focused on child health—in the form of child growth failure, including (i) stunting; (ii) wasting; and (iii) underweight—that addresses the question. The main contribution of the work is to reconcile an array of data, collected across different spatial scales and over different timeframes, in a manner that enables some preliminary insight into the relationships explored. Evidence derived from the analysis suggests that the wave of urbanization breaking across Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with improvements in wellbeing, a finding that is qualified by need for further research.
    Keywords urbanization ; wellbeing ; child health ; child growth ; stunting ; wasting disease (nutritional disorder) ; underweight ; data
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-24T15:21:58Z
    Publisher Springer
    Publishing country fr
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article ; Online: Growth in milk consumption and reductions in child stunting

    Haile, Beliyou / Headey, Derek D. / Headey, Derek

    Food Policy 118(July 2023): 102485

    Historical evidence from cross-country panel data

    2023  

    Abstract: Agricultural and food policies are increasingly being tasked with doing more to improve the nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting. Which specific food sectors warrant additional policy attention is less ... ...

    Abstract Agricultural and food policies are increasingly being tasked with doing more to improve the nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting. Which specific food sectors warrant additional policy attention is less clear, although a growing body of research argues that increased animal-sourced food consumption in general, and increased dairy consumption specifically, can significantly reduce the risks of stunting, as well as deficiencies in micronutrients and high quality protein. However, experimental research on dairy’s impacts on child growth in developing countries is very limited, and non-experimental evidence is confined to cross-sectional surveys. In this study we adopt a more macro lens by using a cross-country panel to show that increases in milk consumption over time are associated with large reductions in child stunting even after controlling for important confounding factors. Countries with high rates of stunting should therefore consider nutrition-sensitive strategies to increase dairy consumption among young children through both supply- and demand-side interventions.

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    IFPRI3; ISI; CRP4; Advancing Research on Nutrition and Agriculture (ARENA); 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all

    Innovation Policy and Scaling (IPS); Transformation Strategies; Development Strategies and Governance (DSG); A4NH

    CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
    Keywords WORLD ; child growth ; data ; data analysis ; food policies ; malnutrition ; milk ; nutrients ; nutritional disorders ; stunting ; O13 Economic Development: Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Product ; Q18 Agricultural Policy ; Food Policy
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: Analyzing the Drivers of Household Dietary Diversity: Evidence from Burkina Faso.

    Bandyopadhyay, Arkadeep / Haile, Beliyou / Azzarri, Carlo / Somé, Jérôme

    Food and nutrition bulletin

    2021  Volume 42, Issue 4, Page(s) 530–550

    Abstract: Background: The diets of millions of poor individuals lack adequate amount of essential nutrients.: Objective: To examine the determinants of household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso and assess whether the choice of a diversity metric matters.: ... ...

    Abstract Background: The diets of millions of poor individuals lack adequate amount of essential nutrients.
    Objective: To examine the determinants of household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso and assess whether the choice of a diversity metric matters.
    Methods: Using survey data from 2014, we construct 3 metrics-Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS), Berry Index (BI), and Healthy Food Diversity Index (HFDI). Unlike the oft-used HDDS, the BI captures the quantity distribution of food items while the HFDI captures all 3 aspects of a healthy diet-count, quantity distribution, and health value. We fit linear (for BI and HFDI) and Poisson (for HDDS) models controlling for several socioeconomic and climatic covariates.
    Results: Some parameter estimates are sensitive to the diversity metric with fewer significant covariates observed in the HFDI model. Overall, diets are more diverse for households in urban areas, with female or better educated heads, with higher asset-based wealth and with more diverse on-farm production, while remoteness reduces dietary diversity. Higher precipitation seems to reduce diversity, potentially driven by the spatial heterogeneity in precipitation and on-farm production diversity.
    Conclusions: The sensitivity of estimates to the metric used underscores potentially more complex interactions that determine the quantity distribution of food items consumed. Policies that enhance on-farm production diversity, market access, and women's empowerment may help improve dietary diversity and subsequent nutritional benefits. Efforts should be made to compile health value data that are relevant to developing countries facing nutrition transition.
    MeSH term(s) Burkina Faso ; Diet ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Food Supply ; Humans ; Nutritional Status
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2075729-3
    ISSN 1564-8265 ; 0379-5721
    ISSN (online) 1564-8265
    ISSN 0379-5721
    DOI 10.1177/03795721211029092
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  9. Article: The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender‐specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania

    Lee, Yeyoung / Haile, Beliyou / Seymour, Greg / Azzarri, Carlo

    Applied economic perspectives and policy. 2021 June, v. 43, no. 2

    2021  

    Abstract: Agricultural production in Africa is generally highly labor intensive with gender‐specific specialization across activities. Using panel data from Tanzania, we examine the effects of heat stress (temperature above 29°C) during the maize‐growing season on ...

    Abstract Agricultural production in Africa is generally highly labor intensive with gender‐specific specialization across activities. Using panel data from Tanzania, we examine the effects of heat stress (temperature above 29°C) during the maize‐growing season on gender‐disaggregated agricultural labor use. Results show that heat stress reduces total male family labor but does not statistically affect female family labor. Households with only female adults seem to increase their labor supply under heat stress. Given these heterogeneous effects, gender‐sensitive development interventions and adaptation strategies are suggested to enhance women's adaptive capacity.
    Keywords farm labor ; females ; heat ; heat stress ; issues and policy ; males ; temperature ; Tanzania
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-06
    Size p. 732-749.
    Publishing place Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 2518384-9
    ISSN 2040-5790
    ISSN 2040-5790
    DOI 10.1002/aepp.13153
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  10. Article: Analyzing the Drivers of Household Dietary Diversity: Evidence from Burkina Faso

    Bandyopadhyay, Arkadeep / Haile, Beliyou / Azzarri, Carlo / Somé, Jérôme

    Food and nutrition bulletin. 2021 Dec., v. 42, no. 4

    2021  

    Abstract: The diets of millions of poor individuals lack adequate amount of essential nutrients. To examine the determinants of household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso and assess whether the choice of a diversity metric matters. Using survey data from 2014, we ...

    Abstract The diets of millions of poor individuals lack adequate amount of essential nutrients. To examine the determinants of household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso and assess whether the choice of a diversity metric matters. Using survey data from 2014, we construct 3 metrics—Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS), Berry Index (BI), and Healthy Food Diversity Index (HFDI). Unlike the oft-used HDDS, the BI captures the quantity distribution of food items while the HFDI captures all 3 aspects of a healthy diet—count, quantity distribution, and health value. We fit linear (for BI and HFDI) and Poisson (for HDDS) models controlling for several socioeconomic and climatic covariates. Some parameter estimates are sensitive to the diversity metric with fewer significant covariates observed in the HFDI model. Overall, diets are more diverse for households in urban areas, with female or better educated heads, with higher asset-based wealth and with more diverse on-farm production, while remoteness reduces dietary diversity. Higher precipitation seems to reduce diversity, potentially driven by the spatial heterogeneity in precipitation and on-farm production diversity. The sensitivity of estimates to the metric used underscores potentially more complex interactions that determine the quantity distribution of food items consumed. Policies that enhance on-farm production diversity, market access, and women’s empowerment may help improve dietary diversity and subsequent nutritional benefits. Efforts should be made to compile health value data that are relevant to developing countries facing nutrition transition.
    Keywords females ; healthy diet ; market access ; models ; spatial variation ; surveys ; Burkina Faso
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-12
    Size p. 530-550.
    Publishing place SAGE Publications
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2075729-3
    ISSN 1564-8265 ; 0379-5721
    ISSN (online) 1564-8265
    ISSN 0379-5721
    DOI 10.1177/03795721211029092
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