National food systems: Inclusive transformation for healthier diets

John McDermott and Alan de Brauw

Chapter 6 in 2020 Global food policy report: Building inclusive food systems, 2020, pp 54-65 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: National food systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are transforming rapidly from traditional to modern. This is part of a larger story of rural transformation, urbanization, and development that can offer new opportunities for inclusion of poor and marginalized people. In addition to creating employment and income-generating opportunities, transformation can also support improvements in nutrition that are associated with long-term impacts on health, cognitive capacity, educational attainment, income, and development. The tools and policies for making food system value chains more inclusive have been described in the previous chapters, as have the particular obstacles and opportunities facing smallholders, women, youth, and refugees. Here we identify some of the challenges of ensuring that national food system transformations contribute to better diets and nutrition outcomes for all.

Keywords: innovation; therapeutic diets; health foods; food policies; agricultural policies; technology; institution building; food safety; inclusion; markets; nutrition; infrastructure; food security; food consumption; diet; social safety nets; food systems; India; Ethiopia; Malawi; Vietnam; Eastern Africa; Southern Asia; Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Asia; Southern Africa; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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