Open AccessAnalysis of Food System Topics from the Consumers’ Perspective in a Developing Country Context: Key Insights from ANRS Metropolitan Cities, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Seyoum Teffera Mengesha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s318858
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , food systems , sustainability , context (archaeology) , business , marketing , productivity , food processing , food security , descriptive statistics , malnutrition , environmental health , economic growth , geography , medicine , agriculture , political science , economics , ecology , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , law , biology
The food system is an interdisciplinary global issue with substantial social and economic challenges. These challenges are most pronounced in developing countries, where chronic under-nutrition is prevalent. The long-standing notion has been to solve malnutrition and undernutrition primarily from the supply side through improving productivity and production. Nevertheless, addressing the nutrition paradox requires understanding consumers' food choices and its drivers.