Untangling the nexus between marketization, crop diversity, farmers' wealth and nutrition: The case of Uzbekistan

Lombardozzi, Lorena

Abstract

The effects of marketization on crop diversity and dietary diversity is very contested. Therefore, more empirical work is needed to unpack the multidimensional factors that underpin these processes. This article expands the analytical understanding of the linkages between these dimensions by looking at the case of Uzbekistan. First, it uses quantitative methods to assess the hypotheses that (a) wealth leads to higher dietary diversity; (b) agricultural marketization leads to lower dietary diversity; and (c) crop diversity leads to higher dietary diversity. Regression analysis shows that only wealth is an independent determinant of dietary diversity. Second, the article uses qualitative data to argue that state policies and social norms, by influencing food availability, knowledge and nutritional values, are key to unpacking the relationships between marketization, crop diversity and dietary diversity.

Citation

Lombardozzi, L. (2024). Untangling the nexus between marketization, crop diversity, farmers' wealth and nutrition: The case of Uzbekistan. Journal of International Development, 36(2), 1489-1506. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3867

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 11, 2023
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Journal: Journal of International Development
• Print ISSN: 0954-1748
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-1328
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1489-1506
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3867
• Keywords: agriculture, crop diversity, dietary diversity, marketization,; Uzbekistan, wealth
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.3867