Hybrid seed use and diversity of diets among women in smallholder maize-growing households in Zambia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZM
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierEkin Birol: 0000-0002-1062-1615
cg.creator.identifierMoursi MM: 0000-0002-5071-8534
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlus
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number12
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
dc.contributor.authorSmale, Melinda
dc.contributor.authorMoursi, Mourad
dc.contributor.authorBirol, Ekin
dc.contributor.authorDe Groote, Hugo
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-01T13:56:59Zen
dc.date.available2024-10-01T13:56:59Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153641
dc.titleHybrid seed use and diversity of diets among women in smallholder maize-growing households in Zambiaen
dcterms.abstractDespite the policy importance of household nutrition and food security in rural Zambia, we are not aware of any analyses since a 1994 study by Shubh Kumar that have related the adoption of hybrid seed to dietary diversity among smallholder maize growers in Zambia. We estimate regression models to test the relationship between hybrid seed use and four indicators of dietary diversity: food group diversity (24-hour), vitamin A diversity (7-day), food frequency (7-day), and frequency of consuming foods fortified with vitamin A (7-day). We find that, according to the first three indicators, women in maize-growing households that plant hybrid seed have more diverse diets. Findings are weak when we consider the frequency of consuming foods fortified with vitamin A, highlighting the importance of testing multiple indicators. Results suggest that in Zambia, families of smallholder maize farmers who do not grow hybrid seed are likely to be a disadvantaged group, with respect to maize productivity and other diet-related welfare indicators.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSmale, Melinda; Moursi, Mourad; Birol, Ekin and De Groote, Hugo. 2013. Hybrid seed use and diversity of diets among women in smallholder maize-growing households in Zambia. HarvestPlus Working Paper 12. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153641en
dcterms.extent26 p.
dcterms.isPartOfHarvestPlus Working Paperen
dcterms.issued2013
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/127862
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjecthybridsen
dcterms.subjectdieten
dcterms.subjectretinolen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
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