@article{Chege:167910,
      recid = {167910},
      author = {Chege, Christine G. K. and Andersson, Camilla I.M. and  Qaim, Matin},
      title = {Impacts of supermarkets on farm household nutrition in  Kenya},
      address = {2014-04},
      number = {858-2016-60307},
      series = {GlobalFood Discussion Paper},
      pages = {36},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {Many developing countries are experiencing a food system  transformation with a
rapid growth of supermarkets.  Research has shown that smallholder farmers can benefit  from
supplying supermarkets in terms of higher productivity  and income. Here, we analyze impacts on
farm household  nutrition. Building on data from vegetable farmers in  Kenya, we show that
participation in supermarket channels  has sizeable positive effects: calorie, vitamin A, iron,  and
zinc consumption are all increased by 15% or more. We  also analyze impact pathways, using
simultaneous equation  models. Supermarket-supplying households have higher  incomes, a
higher share of land under vegetables, and a  higher likelihood of male control of revenues.
Furthermore,  income and the share of land under vegetables have positive  impacts, while male
control of revenues has negative  impacts on dietary quality. The total nutrition effects  of
supermarket participation could be even more positive if  women were able to keep their control
over farm revenues in  the process of commercialization. The methods developed and  used may
also be useful for other impact studies to better  understand agriculture-nutrition linkages.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/167910},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.167910},
}