This book explores various aspects of food security and nutrition in the context of rural Madagascar, a country struggling with poverty and malnutrition. Several deficiencies of micronutrients, such as calcium and vitamin A, are detected mainly due to their diet which is heavily biased towards rice. To achieve sustainable development, especially SDGs 2, significant shifts in diet are recommended globally so that food systems can provide healthy food to the ever-growing population in a sustainable manner. However, the situation varies depending on the local context. In Madagascar, the typical diet is rice accompanied by a small side dish. Should we recommend that they refrain from consuming meat as developed countries do?

This book starts with the country profile and then delves into the impact of agricultural production on nutrition. It includes several studies regarding the impacts of increasing rice yields, markets, seasonality, agricultural production diversity, and production of animal-source food on nutrition. It further discusses the role of home production during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change on nutrition. It also investigates consumer behavior that influences dietary choices, such as preferences regarding rice attributes, risk preferences, and time preferences. Most studies have used a series of interview surveys of lowland rice farmers. The book provides insights into the challenges faced by rural Malagasy farmers in achieving food and nutrition security, in terms of both quality and quantity. It also offers implications for policymakers, development partners, and farmers in other developing countries.

Features challenges rural Malagasy farmers face in achieving quantitative and qualitative food and nutrition security Links agricultural production, market access, and consumer behavior to explain food and nutrition pathways Provides empirical evidence from originally collected panel data and guides sustainable nutrition policy

Autorentext

Sakiko Shiratori

Ph.D. from U. of Minnesota

Senior Researcher at Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction: Africa's Challenges and Progress in Global Food Security.- Chapter 2. Madagascar Country Profile in Food Security and Nutrition.- Chapter 3. From Global Commitments to National Action: a Systems-based Analysis of Policy Coherence for Nutrition in Madagascar.- Chapter 4. Staple Food Productivity and Nutrition: Empirical Evidence from Rice Farming in Madagascar.- Chapter 5. Paths to Wellness: How Agriculture Shapes Child Health in the Malagasy Highlands Through Diet and Micronutrients.- Chapter 6. Milk Matters: Enhancing Early Childhood Nutrition through Dairy in Central Madagascar.- Chapter 7. When the Harvest Runs Out: Seasonal Fluctuation in Energy Intake among Rural Rice Farmers in Madagascar.- Chapter 8. When the Harvest Runs Out: Seasonal Fluctuation in Energy Intake among Rural Rice Farmers in Madagascar.- Chapter 9. Rainfall Patterns Plant-based Proteins Child Malnutrition: How Are They Linked in Central Madagascar?.- Chapter 10. How Vegetable Farming Transforms Lives of Smallholder Farmers in Madagascar's Central Highlands.- Chapter 11. Understanding Rice Preferences in Rural Madagascar: Insights from Producers and Consumers.- Chapter 12. Behavioral Determinants of Diet Quality: Risk and Time Preferences and Dietary Diversity in Rural Madagascar.- Chapter 13. Toward Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security in Madagascar.