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Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.creator | O'Meara, L. | en_US |
dc.creator | Cohen, P.J. | en_US |
dc.creator | Simmance, F. | en_US |
dc.creator | Marinda, P. | en_US |
dc.creator | Nagoli, J. | en_US |
dc.creator | Teoh, S. | en_US |
dc.creator | Smith, S.F. | en_US |
dc.creator | Mills, D.J. | en_US |
dc.creator | Thilsted, S.H. | en_US |
dc.creator | Byrd, K.A. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-19T08:58:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-19T08:58:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | O'Meara, L. Cohen, P. J. Simmance, F. et al. (2021). Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Global Food Security, 28: 100483. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2211-9124 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4459 | |
dc.description.abstract | Animal-source foods (ASF), such as fish, provide a critical source of nutrients for dietary quality and optimal growth of children. In sub-Saharan Africa, children often consume monotonous cereal-based diets, a key determinate of malnutrition such as stunting. Identifying existing sources of ASF for children’s diets will inform the development of nutritious food systems for vulnerable groups. Here we adopt a food systems framework (sensu HLPE, 2017) to examine links between aquatic- and terrestrial-based ASF sources with ASF consumption and dietary diversity in rural children aged 6-23 months in sub-Saharan Africa. Employing a novel approach, we merged existing geo-tagged nationally-representative datasets, including Demographic and Health Surveys for Malawi (2015-16, n=3995) and Zambia (2013-14, n=2333) with spatial data on proximity to inland fisheries (waterbodies ≥0.1km2) and formal markets. We found that children living closer to inland fisheries were more likely to consume fish and aquatic-based ASF, and exhibit higher dietary diversity. Children did not always consume more ASF if they lived were closer to a formal market or in a house that owned livestock. We found that inland fisheries are one of the most important sources of ASF for rural children in sub-Saharan Africa. We also demonstrate that secondary datasets provide a useful methodology for understanding the role of food systems for diets. As food systems transition, it is important that policy and programs preserve components of the existing food system – namely inland fisheries - to ensure the ongoing provision of nutrient-dense fish and aquatic-based ASF for the dietary quality of infants and young children. | en_US |
dc.language | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier (12 months) | en_US |
dc.rights | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 | en_US |
dc.source | Global Food Security;28,(2021) | en_US |
dc.subject | animal-source foods | en_US |
dc.subject | food environments | en_US |
dc.subject | diet diversity | en_US |
dc.subject | Fish | en_US |
dc.title | Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
cg.contributor.crp | Fish | en_US |
cg.contributor.funder | CGIAR System Organization | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | Malawi | en_US |
cg.coverage.country | Zambia | en_US |
cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | en_US |
cg.subject.agrovoc | food security | en_US |
cg.subject.agrovoc | developing countries | en_US |
cg.subject.agrovoc | food systems | en_US |
cg.contributor.affiliation | WorldFish | en_US |
cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Greenwich, Natural Resources Institute | en_US |
cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Zambia | en_US |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | en_US |
cg.contributor.affiliation | James Cook University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies | en_US |
cg.identifier.status | Open access | en_US |
cg.identifier.ISIindexed | ISI indexed | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Cohen, P.J. | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Simmance, F. | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Nagoli, J. | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Teoh, S. | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Mills, D.J. | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Thilsted, S.H. | en_US |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Byrd, K.A. | en_US |
cg.description.theme | Resilient small-scale fisheries | en_US |
cg.description.theme | Value chains and nutrition | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100483 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Lydia O'Meara: 0000-0002-0670-5322 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Fiona Simmance: 0000-0001-9505-0198 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Shwu Jiau Teoh: 0000-0001-7676-8583 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 | en_US |
cg.creator.id | Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X | en_US |
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