Abstract
Finding pathways to improve nutrition is vital to Mali. We apply a simultaneous equation model to test whether the diversity of crops grown on farms or local market purchases has a greater effect on the diet quality of 5930 farm women in Mali. Both on-farm crop diversity and the diversity of food sources purchased in local markets have strong positive associations with women's diet quality, but crop diversity effects are greater. A larger area share devoted to cereals reduces diet quality. Results are robust to the choice of diversity indicator. Market-based incentives at a regional and local scale could enhance on-farm crop diversity and stimulate both the production and trade of diverse food products in local markets: a win-win scenario.
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