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Gaillard C., Verger Eric, Dury S., Dop Marie-Claude, El Ati J., Medina Study Group. (2022). Farm production diversity and women's dietary diversity : evidence from central Tunisia. PLoS One, 17 (2), e0263276 [22 p.]. ISSN 1932-6203.

Titre du document
Farm production diversity and women's dietary diversity : evidence from central Tunisia
Année de publication
2022
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000805530700024
Auteurs
Gaillard C., Verger Eric, Dury S., Dop Marie-Claude, El Ati J., Medina Study Group
Source
PLoS One, 2022, 17 (2), e0263276 [22 p.] ISSN 1932-6203
In the context of studies on the effects of agricultural production diversity, there are debates in the scientific community as to the level of diversification appropriate for improving dietary diversity. In Tunisia, agriculture is a strategic sector for the economy and a critical pillar of its food sovereignty. Using instrumental variable methods to account for endogeneity, we have estimated the association between agricultural production diversity and women's dietary diversity among smallholder farming households in the Sidi Bouzid governorate (central Tunisia). Although we found a low level of agricultural production diversity and a fairly diversified diet among women, we observed a systematic weak positive association between five different indicators of agricultural production diversity and women's dietary diversity. We observed a stronger positive association between women's dietary diversity and women being more educated and households being wealthier. Neither diversity of food supplies in food markets nor market distance were associated with women's dietary diversity, whereas we observed a higher level of consumption of some products (dairy) when they were produced on the farm.
Plan de classement
Nutrition, alimentation [054] ; Sciences du monde végétal [076]
Description Géographique
TUNISIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010085246]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010085246
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