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 NN
dc.creatorNakasone, Eduardo
dc.creatorDhillon, Christina Nyhus
dc.creatorPrescott, Dave
dc.creatorSmith, Matt
dc.creatorTschirley, David
dc.date2024-06-05
dc.date2024-10-04T21:02:15Z
dc.date2024-10-04T21:02:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:41:32Z
dc.descriptionAlthough 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 article, we draw on a portfolio of 6 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 5 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 6 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/10568/155202
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111879
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.subjectfood systems
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectmethodology
dc.titleFood systems interventions for nutrition: Lessons from 6 program evaluations in Africa and South Asia
dc.typeJournal Article

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