Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa

Autor:	Shakuntala H. Thilsted, Simon Funge-Smith, Pamela A. Marinda, Philippa J. Cohen, Kendra A. Byrd, Shwu Jiau Teoh, Joseph Nagoli, Lydia O'Meara, David J. Mills, F. Simmance
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Sustainable development Ecology Flesh media_common.quotation_subject Developing country Micronutrient Fishery Geography Diet quality Animal source foods Food systems Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Safety Research Food Science Diversity (politics) media_common
Zdroj:	Global Food Security. 28:100483
ISSN:	2211-9124
Popis:	The world will not reach Sustainable Development Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’ by 2030 unless we address micronutrient deficiencies, particularly amongst infants and children in developing countries. Fish are nutrient-rich and are valued to improve diet quality. We examined the diets of 6328 children in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Most children had inadequate diet diversity. Of those that did have higher diet diversity, 20% relied on eating fish from nearby inland fisheries as their only flesh food. Results suggest that food systems failed to provide fish or other flesh foods to 65% of rural children. To improve diet quality of children living more than 5 km from inland fisheries, strategies are needed to extend the reach of fish value chains and improve access to fish.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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