Biofortification Uptake and Intra-household Allocation of Micronutrient-rich Foods

Nutrition

Biofortification Uptake and Intra-household Allocation of Micronutrient-rich Foods

Discrete choice experiments show how information campaigns shift preferences without crowding out traditional staples.

2024
|Food Security

Key findings

  • Information increases willingness-to-pay for biofortified varieties when bundled with simple preparation demos.
  • Intra-household allocation shifts toward children only when mothers control retail purchases; joint decision rules matter.

Program design

Biofortification programs often track adoption at the plot level. We show intra-household pathways determine micronutrient intake gains even when adoption rates look similar across villages.

Experiments

Choice experiments vary price, labeling, and recipe cards. Follow-up consumption modules link stated preferences to revealed allocation during school holiday periods.