Contribution of subsistence diets to farm household nutrient requirements in the pacific
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred Opio (University of the South Pacific, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 285-305 |
| Publication date | 1993-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1993.9991312 |
| OpenAlex | W2055419222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
While most Pacific Islanders contend that they are well fed, available health reports throughout the region indicate that there are increasing problems of malnutrition. The origin of these problems is believed to be associated with the traditional household consumption habits. Sixty to seventy percent of most farm household's diets are derived from subsistence production. Most of the subsistence food items are rich in one type of nutrients but severely deficient in others. The supply of the right kind of food at the farm level can best be described as “deceptively sufficient”. Evidence from Fiji and Western Samoa suggests that most farm households are dependent on subsistence food production for their survival. Yet subsistence food supplies are generally inadequate to meet the overall household nutrient requirements. Subsistence diets are particularly deficient in vitamins and low in protein, but generally self‐sufficient in food energy and iron. While there are no significant differences among household categories, the most vulnerable group is the low income subsistence farm households who cannot adequately supplement their nutrient requirements through off‐farm food purchases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution of subsistence food supply to farm household nutrient requirements in order to formulate future food security policy and cash production in the South Pacific
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Consumption (sociology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Food security · Malnutrition · Nutrient · Pacific islanders · Subsistence agriculture · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Medicine · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |