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Mythbusting in Food Choice Research
Krystal Rampalli, DFC research assistant, discusses myths and realities of food choice research. Perhaps one of the more remarkable effects of globalization is that one can find virtually anything anywhere. Never has this been more obvious than with food choices and...
DFC shows strong presence at ANH Academy Week 2018.
Shilpa Constantinides, DFC Program Coordinator, summarizes a busy summer for the project team and subgrantees. By Shilpa Constantinides, MPH Summer of 2018 has been busy for the Drivers of Food Choice team! All 15 projects are now underway, and we are finding ways to...
‘I haven’t eaten in three days’: Understanding personal experience of food insecurity in rural Malawi’
Salomy Chawantha, data collector, shares her experiences with food insecurity in rural Malawi. By Salomy Chawantha Dr. Helen Walls (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) is currently leading a research project in Malawi, titled: Do agricultural input...
Innovative Methods for Measuring Drivers of Food Choice in Malawi
Dr. Valerie Flax shares insights on methods her team is developing to measure drivers of food choice in Malawi Nutrition and development experts around the world agree that many low- and middle-income countries are going through a nutrition transition. While...
Collecting data on agricultural policy, food choice and dietary diversity in rural Malawi
Gift Masala, Bridget Masanche, and Masiye Mazalale describe their experiences collecting data in rural Malawi. The three of us - Gift Masala, Bridget Masanche and Masiye Mazalale - were field supervisors and a data collector on a Drivers of Food Choice (DFC) project...
Observations from the field: Agri-nutrition research in Malawi
Dr. Helen Walls, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, describes her experiences as a Principle Investigator from data collector training in Zomba and the first round of data collection in Phalombe District, Malawi. By Helen Walls, PhD - Principal...