@article{icrisat11198,
           title = {Linking crop and livestock diversification to household nutrition: Evidence from Guruve and Mt Darwin districts, Zimbabwe},
       publisher = {Elsevier},
            year = {2019},
          author = {C Murendo and S Gwara and K Mazvimavi and J S Arensen},
           pages = {1--4},
          volume = {14},
            note = {We acknowledge World Vision Zimbabwe for sharing data. The
authors gratefully acknowledge UK, Department for International
Development and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations for funding the ENTERPRIZE project. The views expressed in
this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views or policies of these institutions, while errors are solely responsibility
of the authors.},
         journal = {World Development Perspectives (TSI)},
          number = {100104},
        keywords = {Crop and livestock diversity, Dietary diversity, Food consumption, livestock production, Zimbabwe},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/11198/},
        abstract = {This study analyzed the role of crop and livestock production diversification on household nutrition in Zimbabwe using data from 986 households in Guruve and Mt Darwin districts. Data were analyzed using poisson and negative binomial regression, which showed that livestock and crop diversification were positively associated with household dietary diversity and food consumption. Pulse production was associated with a significant increase in dietary diversity and food consumption in both districts. Cattle production was significant and positively correlated with food consumption in the two districts. Goat and poultry rearing were significant and positively correlated with dietary diversity and food consumption in Mt Darwin. Promoting crop and livestock diversification is crucial for improved nutrition among smallholder farmers. In particular, investments in cereals, roots and tubers and pulse production together with cattle and small livestock such as poultry and goats are viable interventions for the improvement of household nutrition among smallholder farmers. A diversification strategy, which integrates crop and livestock production needs to be promoted.}
}