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ArticleNature food2024

Food-sourcing from on-farm trees mediates positive relationships between tree cover and dietary quality in Malawi.

Emilie Vansant, Bowy den Braber, Charlotte Hall, Judith Kamoto, Florian Reiner, Johan Oldekop, Laura Vang Rasmussen

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Article in Nature food, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Emilie VansantDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. ecv@ign.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-749X
Bowy den BraberDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9639-8409
Charlotte HallDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Judith KamotoForestry Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Florian ReinerDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1299-1983
Johan OldekopGlobal Development Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Johan.Oldekop@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-812X
Laura Vang RasmussenDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. lr@ign.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7786-6783

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 853222EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) UKRI Frontier Research Grant (EP/X023222/1)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food security policies often overlook the potential of trees to provide micronutrient-rich foods. Here, through causal mediation analysis, we show the positive effect of tree cover on micronutrient adequacy, explained by people sourcing food from on-farm trees. Detailed survey data (n = 460 households with repeated surveys) from Malawi were linked to high-resolution (3 m) tree-cover data to capture forest and non-forest trees. Our findings support integrating nutrition and landscape restoration policies.

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TreesAdultDietFarmsFemaleFood SecurityFood SupplyHumansMalawiMaleMicronutrientsMicronutrients

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