DFM WG2 Themes

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Working Group 2 sub-themes

  1. Macro-level spatial and socio-economic patterns of consumption
    • How important is DF for FNS, and for whom?
    • How are patterns of consumption changing?
    • What are the consequences of those changes?
    • What is driving changes?
  2. Qualitative analysis of complexities of social position, culture, meaning, preferences===
    • What meanings do people give to dried fish?
    • How are those meanings changing?
    • What are intra-household patterns in consumption?
    • How do preferences vary by generation?
  3. Changing contextual conditions and utilization shifts in dried fish
    • How are changing patterns of price, supply, technology, and preference affecting consumption?
    • To what degree is there a shift from indirect to direct patterns of dried fish use?
    • Is indirect use of dried fish for fish meal leading to access and nutrition problems?
    • Is dried fish supply shifting to fresh fish supply?
  4. Nutrient and contaminant analysis
    • How does dried fish compare nutritionally to other food items?
    • How does processing affect nutritional quality of fish?
    • Do nutritional and contaminant qualities of dried fish vary across space? If so, why?
  5. Nutrition intervention strategies
    • How can dried fish contribution to nutrition improvement and supplementation strategies?
    • What institutional and/or policy interventions could increase availability and quality of dried fish?
    • How can market incentives be mobilized?
    • How can initiatives for the poor be enhanced?