Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective
Given the ‘subsistence’ character of smallholder production, agricultural production diversification is often seen as an effective strategy for smallholders to improve their diets’ diversity and nutritional status, yet the existing evidence remains inadequate. The study applies bibliometric data fro...
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| description | Given the ‘subsistence’ character of smallholder production, agricultural production diversification is often seen as an effective strategy for smallholders to improve their diets’ diversity and nutritional status, yet the existing evidence remains inadequate. The study applies bibliometric data from the “Web of Science” database to synthesize 46 papers from developing countries to explore the relationship between production diversity, dietary diversity, and nutrition in smallholder households. The study identifies the most influential journals, authors, organizations, and countries and reveals research themes related to agricultural production and food security. This data analysis can help researchers target potential collaborators and access influential literature in agricultural production diversity and dietary diversity research. In addition, the results showed that agricultural production diversity potentially influences households’ dietary diversity, with mixed results: Agricultural production diversification is the primary way to improve food and nutritional security among smallholder families with low socio-economic status, inaccessible transportation, and poverty; market access and trade have more potential to improve dietary diversity among smallholder households with well-developed markets and higher income levels; the significant measures of agricultural production diversity include Crop Counts, FGPD, SI, and SWDI; the significant measures of dietary diversity include HDDS and IDDS. This paper provides a roadmap for agricultural production and food security researchers by conducting a systematic review of the literature, summarizing some research methods and perspectives applicable to local socio-economic development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43733c4287b540f5bf8521b745e271262024-03-12T16:44:25ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582024-03-0113577110.3390/foods13050771Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity PerspectiveYanfang Huang0Yuying Yang1Fengying Nie2Xiangping Jia3Institute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaGiven the ‘subsistence’ character of smallholder production, agricultural production diversification is often seen as an effective strategy for smallholders to improve their diets’ diversity and nutritional status, yet the existing evidence remains inadequate. The study applies bibliometric data from the “Web of Science” database to synthesize 46 papers from developing countries to explore the relationship between production diversity, dietary diversity, and nutrition in smallholder households. The study identifies the most influential journals, authors, organizations, and countries and reveals research themes related to agricultural production and food security. This data analysis can help researchers target potential collaborators and access influential literature in agricultural production diversity and dietary diversity research. In addition, the results showed that agricultural production diversity potentially influences households’ dietary diversity, with mixed results: Agricultural production diversification is the primary way to improve food and nutritional security among smallholder families with low socio-economic status, inaccessible transportation, and poverty; market access and trade have more potential to improve dietary diversity among smallholder households with well-developed markets and higher income levels; the significant measures of agricultural production diversity include Crop Counts, FGPD, SI, and SWDI; the significant measures of dietary diversity include HDDS and IDDS. This paper provides a roadmap for agricultural production and food security researchers by conducting a systematic review of the literature, summarizing some research methods and perspectives applicable to local socio-economic development.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/5/771dietary diversityagricultural production diversitybibliometrixsmallholder households |
| spellingShingle | Yanfang Huang Yuying Yang Fengying Nie Xiangping Jia Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective Foods dietary diversity agricultural production diversity bibliometrix smallholder households |
| title | Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective |
| title_full | Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective |
| title_short | Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective |
| title_sort | production choices and food security a review of studies based on a micro diversity perspective |
| topic | dietary diversity agricultural production diversity bibliometrix smallholder households |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/5/771 |
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