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A Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecology Intervention in Rural Tanzania Increases Children's Dietary Diversity and Household Food Security But Does Not Change Child Anthropometry: Results from a Cluster-Randomized Trial.
(Oxford University Press, 2021-05-11)
Background
There are urgent calls for the transformation of agriculture and food systems to address human and planetary health issues. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture and agroecology promise interconnected solutions to ...
Food security mediates the decrease in women's depressive symptoms in a participatory nutrition-sensitive agroecology intervention in rural Tanzania.
(Cambridge University Press 2021, 2021-03-12)
Objective:
To investigate if food security mediated the impact of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology intervention on women’s depressive symptoms.
Design:
We used annual longitudinal data (4 time points) from a ...
Production Diversity Is Not Associated with Women’s Dietary Diversity After Controlling for Wealth and Participation in an Agriculture Intervention in Tanzania
(Oxford University Press, 2019-06)
Objectives
Farm production diversity has long thought to be a primary driver of dietary diversity. Few studies have explored the drivers of dietary diversity among women, who are often vulnerable to sub-optimal diets. We ...
A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Role of Participation in a Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecology Intervention in Rural Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-06)
Background: Participation is key to the successful implementation of nutrition-related interventions, but it has been relatively overlooked.
Objective: We sought to describe participation intensity among smallholder farmers ...
Predictors of Program Participation in a Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecological Intervention in Singida, Tanzania
(Oxford University Press, 2020-06)
Objectives
Nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions are theorized to improve child’s diet through asset provision and program participation. Although some programs measure participation, predictors of participation ...
A Participatory Agroecological Intervention Reduces Women’s Risk of Probable Depression Through Improvements in Food Security in Singida, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
In 2015, depressive disorders led to over 50 million disability-adjusted life years lost globally, with more than 80% occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Depressive disorders are also risk factors of a number ...