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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

Nutrition-sensitive agriculture

Qaim, M. et al.

2020

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Summary

Published in the Annual Review of Resource Economics, this paper by Qaim and colleagues provides a scholarly review of nutrition-sensitive agriculture as a conceptual and policy framework. It likely outlines the evidence base for linking agricultural development to nutritional improvement, identifying key pathways, gaps, and enabling conditions. The paper appears to address how agricultural policy and investment can be better aligned with public health and nutrition goals, particularly in contexts of persistent micronutrient deficiency and dietary inadequacy.

UK applicability

As a global-scope review, the paper's primary relevance is to low- and middle-income country contexts; however, its conceptual framing of nutrition-sensitive food systems and policy alignment may inform UK agri-food strategy, particularly debates around public procurement, farming subsidy design, and food environment policy post-Brexit.

Key measures

Dietary diversity indicators; micronutrient intake; agricultural productivity metrics; nutrition-sensitive intervention typologies

Outcomes reported

The paper likely reviews and synthesises evidence on how agricultural interventions and policies can be designed or reoriented to improve nutritional outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income country contexts. It probably examines pathways from farm production through to dietary diversity, micronutrient availability, and human health.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Food systems & nutrition policy
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Food supply chain
Catalogue ID
XL0356

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