Research
Mixed
Relative price changes of staple foods (cereals vs. pulses/fruits) significantly influence dietary consumption patterns, with price increases in pulses predicting stagnant consumption.
Food policy should consider how subsidies and taxes affect the relative prices of nutritious foods like pulses and fruits. Making these foods more affordable relative to staples can drive positive changes in consumption patterns.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
large increases in the prices of pulses seem to predict the absence of consumption growth in pulses, while large declines in the relative price of fruits would appear to explain rapid growth in fruit consumption
Why this rating
Based on observational studies and descriptive analysis; causal links are harder to establish than in pathway 1.
Source
Agriculture and nutrition in India: mapping evidence to pathways
Suneetha Kadiyala et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2014
DOI 10.1111/nyas.12477
narrative_reviewCited 257×
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