Critical review of the emerging research evidence on agricultural biodiversity, diet diversity, and nutritional status in low- and middle-income countries
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The declining diversity of agricultural production and food supplies worldwide may have important implications for global diets. The primary objective of this review is to assess the nature and magnitude of the associations of agricultural biodiversity with diet quality and anthropometric outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. A comprehensive review of 5 databases using a priori exclusion criteria and application of a systematic, qualitative analysis to the findings of identified studies revealed that agricultural biodiversity has a small but consistent association with more diverse household- and individual-level diets, although the magnitude of this association varies with the extent of existing diversification of farms. Greater on-farm crop species richness is also associated with small, positive increments in young child linear stature. Agricultural diversification may contribute to diversified diets through both subsistence- and income-generating pathways and may be an important strategy for improving diets and nutrition outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Six research priorities for future studies of the influence of agricultural biodiversity on nutrition outcomes are identified based on gaps in the research literature.
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Research linking biodiversity, agricultural production diversity, and human diets has used multiple metrics without validation from a dietary point of view.
“Research linking biodiversity, agricultural production diversity, and human diets has used multiple metrics without validation from a dietary point of view (18).”
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Earlier research showed that DDS is positively associated with farm production diversity as well as with market access.
“Earlier research showed that DDS is positively associated with farm production diversity as well as with market access (18).”
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Scholars have called for dietary indicators that consider multiple dimensions to provide more comprehensive assessments of diet quality.
“Scholars have called for dietary indicators that consider multiple dimensions to provide more comprehensive assessments of diet quality (18).”
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- Authors
- Jones, A. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jones, Andrew D
- ORCID
- Jones, Andrew D
- Venue
- Nutrition Reviews
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-09-15
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 769-782
- ISSN
- 0029-6643 (ISSN-L)
- 1753-4887
- PMC
- PMC5914317
- OpenAlex
- W2756244267
- Cited by
- 310
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 2.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Nutrition Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- agrobiodiversity, dietary diversity, nutritional status, low- and middle-income countries, agricultural diversification, diet quality, household food diversity, subsistence farming, nutritional outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Diet, Healthy, Agriculture, Diet, Family Characteristics, Food Supply, Humans, Nutritional Status, Poverty, Research, Crops, Agricultural, Biodiversity
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