Choudhury, S., Shankar, B., Aleksandrowicz, L. et al. (5 more authors) (2020) What underlies inadequate and unequal fruit and vegetable consumption in India? An exploratory analysis. Global Food Security, 24. 100332. ISSN 2211-9124
Abstract
Adequate consumption of fruit and vegetables is key to improved diet-related health in India. We analyse fruit and vegetable consumption in the Indian population using National Sample Survey data. A series of regressions is estimated to characterise the distribution of household fruit and vegetable consumption and explore key socio-economic and food system drivers of consumption. Household income and price are important correlates, but consumption is also higher where households are headed by females, are rural, or involve agricultural livelihoods. Caste is an important source of inequality, particularly amongst those with low consumption, with Scheduled Tribes consuming less F&V than others. We also find preliminary evidence that formal agricultural market infrastructure is positively associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in India.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/). |
Keywords: | India; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Nutrition; Food systems |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 May 2020 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 13 May 2020 15:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100332 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160459 |