The importance of different forest management systems for people's dietary quality in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Context

A large body of literature has shown that forests provide nutritious foods in many low- and middle-income countries. Yet, there is limited evidence on the contributions from different types of forest and tree systems.

Objectives

Here, we focus on individual trees and smaller forest patches outside established forest reserves as well as different forest management systems.

Methods

We do so by combining novel high-resolution data on tree cover with 24-h dietary recall surveys from 465 women in Tanzania.

Results

We show that people with more unclassified tree cover (i.e., individual trees and small forest patches) in their nearby surroundings have more adequate protein, iron, zinc, and vitamin A intakes. We also find that having a nearby forest under Parti

SUBMITTER: Olesen RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390844 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature