Fruits and vegetables availability for human consumption in Latin American and Caribbean countries: Patterns and determinants |
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Authors: | Abay Asfaw |
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Institution: | PREM Gender and Development and MENA Social and Economic Development Group, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Food Consumption and Nutrition Division, 2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA |
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Abstract: | Inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is one of the leading causes of chronic diseases in the world. This study examined the patterns and determinants of F&V availability for human consumption in Latin American and Caribbean countries between 1991 and 2002. The results showed that there were considerable disparities between and within countries and only one-third of the sampled countries (if only 20% wastage is assumed) could achieve the World Health Organization’s recommendation of 146 kg of F&V intake/capita/year. The elasticities estimated from a fixed effect regression also showed that income, urbanization, price, and poverty were some of the important factors that affect the long-term availability of F&V. |
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Keywords: | Fruit and vegetable availability Fruit and vegetable intake Latin America Chronic disease Panel data Stationarity |
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