Promotie

Fruggies for all

Evaluation of an integrated nutrition-sensitive project targeted to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in urban Vietnam and Nigeria

Promovendus G (Giulia) Pastori MSc
Promotor prof.dr.ir. ID (Inge) Brouwer
Copromotor dr.ir. EF (Elise) Talsma
prof.dr.ir. EJM (Edith) Feskens
Organisatie Wageningen University, Global Nutrition
Datum

wo 13 september 2023 16:00 tot 17:30

Locatie Omnia, gebouwnummer 105
Hoge Steeg 2
6708 PH Wageningen
+31 (0)317 - 484 500
Zaal/kamer Auditorium

Samenvatting

We know that fruits and vegetables are important components of healthy diets, but why then global fruit and vegetable consumption is quite low and especially in low- and middle-income countries? Nutrition-sensitive interventions that target different causes of low consumption at the consumer and supply side of the food system have the potential to promote fruit and vegetable consumption in low-income populations. Investigating two urban contexts of Hanoi, Vietnam, and Ibadan, Nigeria, we demonstrated that implementing a variety of interventions that were co-created with the respondents and that tackled affordability, accessibility, and acceptability at the same time, can increase fruit and vegetable consumption. This is because several are the determinants of consumption, that vary across contexts and requires close monitoring and evaluation. An integrated nutrition-sensitive approach is relevant to address the problem in its complexity and can be scaled up to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in low- and middle-income countries.