Mia M Blakstad, Dominic Mosha, Lilia Bliznashka, Alexandra L Bellows, Chelsey R Canavan, Mashavu H Yussuf, Killian Mlalama, Isabel Madzorera, Jarvis T Chen, Ramadhani A Noor, Joyce Kinabo, Honorati Masanja, Wafaie W Fawzi
Homestead food production (HFP) programs may improve diet and nutrition outcomes by increasing availability of nutrient dense foods such as vegetables and supporting livelihoods. We conducted a pair-matched cluster-randomized controlled trial to investigate whether vegetable home gardens could improve women's dietary diversity, household food security, maternal and child iron status, and the probability of women consuming nutrient-rich food groups. We enrolled 1,006 women of reproductive age (18-49 years) in ten villages in Pwani Region, Eastern Tanzania, matched the villages into pairs according to village characteristics, and randomly allocated villages to intervention or control...
May 2022: Food Policy