The Drivers of Food Choice (DFC) Competitive Grants Program (2015-2020) aimed to facilitate, synthesize and disseminate research to provide a deep understanding of the drivers of food choice among the poor in low- and middle-income countries. The DFC portfolio consists of 15 sub-awards across 10 countries. This research is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. For more information, please visit https://driversoffoodchoice.org.
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DFC among Artisanal Mining Communities in Guinea(Helen Keller International, Julius Nyerere University of Kankan, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
May 9, 2022
While resource riches line the African continent, this has done little to prevent childhood malnutrition. Indeed, the (very limited) evidence available suggests child nutrition may be worse in mining-dependent communities. This project investigated the food choices driving this disconnect in gold-mining areas in northern Guinea. After engaging loca...
DECIDE study of food environments among PLHIV families, Tanzania
Feb 9, 2022
Diet, Environment, and Choices of Positive Living (DECIDE Study): Evaluating Personal and External Food Environment influences on Diets among PLHIV and Families in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania People living with HIV (PLHIV) face high food insecurity and double disease burden because food insecurity leads to lower adherence to treatment and poor health o...
Do agricultural input subsidies on staples reduce dietary diversity?(London Schl of Hygiene & Trop Med; Uni of Malawi; SOAS Uni of London)
Dec 21, 2021
There has been a resurgence of interest in agricultural input subsidy (AIS) programmes to boost agricultural productivity and food security. However there is considerable debate regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of AIS investments, including their impact on nutrition. The aim of this research was to examine the impact of Malawi’s AIS progr...
DFC in the Context of Nutrition Transition in Indian Households - Vijayapura, India(Emory University)
Dec 16, 2021
This project was aimed at quantifying the importance and malleability of food choice to availability, access, price and packaging in the context of changing food environments and food subsidies in Southern India.
DFC – Influence of Land Impermanence Syndrome(Bioversity International)
Oct 2, 2020
Trócaire in partnership with Bioversity International researched on the Influence of Land Impermanence Syndrome on Conservation and Utilization of Agrobiodiversity and the subsequent Effect on Food Attitudes, Choices and Consumption Patterns within the context of the Acholi and Teso regions. The project aimed to design appropriate interventions (in...
Drivers of Food Choice Among Overweight Mothers and Children in Malawi Dataverse(RTI International; University of Malawi; Harvard University)
Sep 30, 2020
This was a mixed methods study to identify and explain predictors of dietary intake and food choice among Malawian mother-child dyads (N=274) containing an overweight mother, child (6 months-5 years), or both. Dyads were divided by urban/rural location and were followed longitudinally during the rainy and dry seasons. In each season, we used questi...
Dietary transitions in Ghana(Univ. of Ghana, Univ. of Health and Allied Sciences - Ghana, Univ. of Sheffield, Univ. of Liverpool, Loughborough Univ., CIRAD, IRD)
Jun 30, 2020
[Objective] Mapping the factors in the social and physical food environments that drive consumption of energy dense nutrient-poor (EDNP) foods and beverages, to identify interventions targeting women and adolescent girls throughout the reproductive life course. [Description] Africa is currently experiencing rapid change partly driven by increasing...
Healthier food choices in Nepal(World Vegetable Center)
May 20, 2020
This dataverse contains data, study plans and data collection tools used by the project "Nudging children towards healthier food choices: an experiment combining school and home gardens", which is part of the Drivers of Food Choice program.
IRRI Drivers of Food Choice(International Rice Research Institute)
Jan 11, 2020
Retail Diversity for Diet Diversity(Bioversity International)
Jan 6, 2020Bioversity International Dataverse
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