Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021
Mini Dissertation (MSc(Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2023
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613467669692416 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Hendriks, Sheryl L. |
| author_browse | Hendriks, Sheryl L. |
| author_facet | Hendriks, Sheryl L. |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Mini Dissertation (MSc(Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2023. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91106 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:36:36.982Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publishDateRange | 2023 |
| publishDateSort | 2023 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91106 An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 Hendriks, Sheryl L. u20538023@tuks.co.za Bwanaisa, Mercy UCTD Food security Food price World Food Programme Health and nutrition Malawi Mini Dissertation (MSc(Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Dietary quality has significant implications for health, nutrition and quality of life. Yet, most people in developing countries, such as Malawi, consume inadequate diets due to the high cost of healthy and nutritious food. The international community has called for a radical transformation of food systems to ensure access to healthier food options at affordable prices. While the costs and affordability of healthy and nutritious diets have recently been established, little attention has been drawn to the economic accessibility of basic nourishment. This study assessed the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 and compared these costs to the international poverty line. Secondary data from Malawi’s food composition tables, the National Statistics Office of Malawi (NSO) and the World Bank were obtained, including food composition, food prices, the international poverty line and average food expenditure for Malawi. In assessing these basic meals, the study used the following approaches: the Friedman rank sum test, the World Food Programme’s ‘basic plate’ approach, cost to income and a weighed food record approach. The basic meal and alternatives were not affordable to those living at or below the international poverty line between 2017 and 2021. Slight variations in the purchase parity cost and affordability of basic meals were found between 2017 and 2021. Meals using animal-sourced proteins were more expensive than plant-based protein sources. Yet, meals with animal-sourced proteins were more nutritious than plant-based protein meals. The study provides evidence that even basic nourishment could be out of reach for net food buyers in Malawi. Policy actions aimed at increasing incomes and the supply of nutritious foods would be crucial in improving access to basic, nutritious meals for Malawi’s poor. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 2021 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (AEERD/BMGF 2020) Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development MSc (Agricultural Economics) Unrestricted 2023-06-13T10:08:53Z 2023-06-13T10:08:53Z 2023-09 2023 Mini Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91106 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23261528.v1 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23261528 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Food security Food price World Food Programme Health and nutrition Malawi An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| title | An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| title_full | An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| title_short | An assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in Malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| title_sort | assessment of the cost and affordability of basic meals in malawi between 2017 and 2021 |
| topic | UCTD Food security Food price World Food Programme Health and nutrition Malawi |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91106 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23261528 |