Food systems for healthier diets in Nigeria: A research agenda

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dc.creatorMaziya-Dixon, Busie
dc.creatorAchterbosch, Thom
dc.creatorAdelekan, Delana
dc.creatorAdeyemi, Olutayo
dc.creatorAjieroh, Victor
dc.creatorAkerele, Dare
dc.creatorAkinola, Adebayo A.
dc.creatorAlamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
dc.creatorvan Berkum, Siemen
dc.creatorByrd, Kendra A.
dc.creatorNijhuis, Aafke
dc.creatorOjide, Makuachukwu
dc.creatorOnabolu, Adeyinka
dc.creatorOnyibe, Johnson E.
dc.creatorRaaijmakers, Ireen
dc.creatorSamuel, Folake O.
dc.creatorSnoek, Harriette
dc.creatorYusuf, Adekunle M.
dc.creatorBrouwer, Inge D.
dc.date2021-05-05
dc.date2021-09-28T07:48:08Z
dc.date2021-09-28T07:48:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:07:29Z
dc.descriptionMalnutrition, mostly resulting from poor food, health, and care practices, is related to physiological, socioeconomic, and psychological factors and remains one of the leading causes of mortality in children under five years of age in low- and middle-income countries. Nigeria, as with many parts of the world, is experiencing a multiple malnutrition burden, where undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies, exists alongside overweight, obesity, and associated diet-related non-communicable diseases. Recent data show that 37 percent of children under five years of age are stunted while 68 percent suffer some degree of anaemia. Overweight and obesity are also common among adults with prevalence rate of about 33 percent. The Nigerian government embraces sustainable food system approaches in its policy and programmes to address malnutrition problems in the country. Food systems approaches take a holistic understanding of all activities and processes involved in food production, processing, storage, transportation, trade, transformation, retail, and consumption. In this paper, we identify and discuss the types of research that can support the operationalization of food systems approaches to improving the quality of diets in Nigeria. Specifically, we structured a consultative workshop with key stakeholders, reviewed the literature, and applied food systems framework to the Nigerian context. The process enabled us to identify 39 research questions crucial to: understanding how changes in food systems can lead to healthier diets; identifying and testing entry points for improving availability and effective demand for healthier food; and creating at scale a supportive policy and market environment for achieving heathier and sustainable diets in Nigeria.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115188
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/123208
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133433
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/1032568455
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133549
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134483
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMaziya-Dixon, Busie; Achterbosch, Thom; Adelekan, Delana; Adeyemi, Olutayo; Ajieroh, Victor; Akerele, Dare; Akinola, Adebayo; Alamu, Emmanuel; van Berkum, Siemen; Byrd, Kendra; Nijhuis, Aafke; Ojide, Makuachukwu; Onabolu, Adeyinka; Onyibe, Johnson; Raaijmakers, Ireen; Samuel, Folake; Snoek, Harriette; Yusuf, Adekunle M.; and Brouwer, Inge D. 2021. Food systems for healthier diets in Nigeria: A research agenda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2018. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134393.
dc.subjectfood environment
dc.subjectsupply chains
dc.subjectproduction
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectnon-communicable diseases
dc.subjectconsumer behaviour
dc.subjecthealthy diets
dc.subjectfood
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectdiet quality
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectprocessing
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.titleFood systems for healthier diets in Nigeria: A research agenda
dc.typeWorking Paper

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