Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia

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dc.creatorNeufeld, Lynnette M.
dc.creatorNordhagen, Stella
dc.creatorLeroy, Jef L.
dc.creatorAberman, Noora-Lisa
dc.creatorBarnett, Inka
dc.creatorWouabe, Eric Djimeu
dc.creatorGirard, Amy Webb
dc.creatorGonzalez, Wendy
dc.creatorLevin, Carol E.
dc.creatorMbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
dc.creatorNakasone, Eduardo
dc.creatorDhillon, Christina Nyhus
dc.creatorPrescott, Dave
dc.creatorSmith, Matt
dc.creatorTschirley, David
dc.date2024-06
dc.date2024-04-10T16:11:32Z
dc.date2024-04-10T16:11:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:17:17Z
dc.descriptionWhile there is growing global momentum behind food systems strategies to improve planetary and human health—including nutrition—there is limited evidence of what types of food systems interventions work. Evaluating these types of interventions is challenging due to their complex and dynamic nature and lack of fit with standard evaluation methods. In this paper, we draw on a portfolio of six evaluations of food systems interventions in Africa and South Asia that were intended to improve nutrition. We identify key methodological challenges and formulate recommendations to improve the quality of such studies. We highlight five challenges: a lack of evidence base to justify the intervention; the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the interventions; addressing attribution; collecting or accessing accurate and timely data; and defining and measuring appropriate outcomes. In addition to more specific guidance, we identify six cross-cutting recommendations, including a need to use multiple and diverse methods and flexible designs. We also note that these evaluation challenges present opportunities to develop new methods and highlight several specific needs in this space.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140789
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/100027
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNeufeld, Lynnette M.; Nordhagen, Stella; Leroy, Jef L.; Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Barnett, Inka; Wouabe, Eric Djimeu; et al. 2024. Food systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia. Journal of Nutrition 154(6): 1727-1738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.04.005
dc.subjecttheory of change
dc.subjectmethods
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectevaluation
dc.subjecthealth
dc.titleFood systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia
dc.typeJournal Article

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