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- Title
Systematic review on the impacts of agricultural interventions on food security and nutrition in complex humanitarian emergency settings.
- Authors
Al Daccache, Melodie; Abi Zeid, Berthe; Hojeij, Leila; Baliki, Ghassan; Brück, Tilman; Ghattas, Hala
- Abstract
Complex humanitarian emergencies are a main driver of food and nutritional insecurity. Agricultural interventions are key to improving nutrition and food security, and their positive impacts are well-documented in stable developing countries. However, it is unclear if their positive effects on food security hold in complex emergency settings, too. In this paper, we systematically review empirical articles that apply rigorous designs to assess the causal impacts of agricultural interventions on food security, nutrition, or health outcomes in complex humanitarian emergencies. We only find six articles matching these criteria, which have mixed results on dietary diversity and food security, and little evidence on child nutrition. Our review underscores the need for more rigorous research on the impacts of agricultural interventions in complex humanitarian emergency settings.
- Subjects
FOOD security; AGRICULTURE; CHILD nutrition; NUTRITION; HUMANITARIAN intervention; EMERGENCY communication systems; DEVELOPING countries
- Publication
BMC Nutrition, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2055-0928
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40795-024-00864-8