The impact of crop specialization on nutritional intake: Evidence from farm households in China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 8; p. e0272347
• Main Authors: Sun, Fei, Qian, Peng, Cao, Shouhui, Chen, Yuping, Feng, Ziyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 05.08.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Agricultural production; Agriculture; At risk populations; Biology and Life Sciences; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Crop production; Cropping systems; Crops; Developing countries; Diversification; Economic aspects; Energy intake; Farmers; Farms; Food and nutrition; Food safety; Food security; Food supply; Forecasts and trends; Health aspects; Households; Hunger; Income; LDCs; Livelihood; Management; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Mountain regions; Mountainous areas; Mountains; Nutrition; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Proteins; Regression models; Research and Analysis Methods; Rural areas; Safety; Social change; Specialization; Statistical analysis; Sustainable development; China; Hubei China

In the wake of the severe impact of COVID-19 on the food security of the vulnerable groups in rural areas, the issue of how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2 aims to "Zero Hunger" (SDG 2) and ensure the food safety of farmers has drawn unprecedented attention. Nutritional inta...