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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Ewan
dc.contributor.authorHumphrey, John
dc.coverage.spatialNigeriaen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T11:18:33Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T11:18:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationHumphrey, J. Robinson, E (2014) 'Is Nutrition Losing Out in African Agricultural Policies? Evidence from Nigeria' IDS Policy Briefing 52, IDS: Brightonen_GB
dc.identifier.issn1479-974X
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/3524
dc.description.abstractAgricultural policies in many African countries focus on industrialising food value chains and substituting domestic products for imported ones. Yet experience in Nigeria shows that, by focusing on staple crops and neglecting vegetables, pulses and animal proteins, these policies are missing opportunities to address micronutrient undernutrition. By promoting import substitution, these policies also risk undermining gains made in food fortification. Before restricting imported foods, agricultural policies need to build the capacity of domestic value chains to provide high-quality produce, while also strengthening regulatory institutions. This will require long-term commitment, but failure to act could jeopardise progress on undernutrition.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFIDen_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherIDSen_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en_GB
dc.subjectAgricultureen_GB
dc.subjectHealthen_GB
dc.subjectRural Developmenten_GB
dc.titleIs Nutrition Losing Out in African Agricultural Policies? Evidence from Nigeriaen_GB
dc.typeIDS Policy Briefingen_GB
dc.rights.holderIDSen_GB
dc.identifier.agOT/11009/1/1/3/10
dc.identifier.teamGlobalisationen_GB


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