On-farm diversity and market participation are positively associated with dietary diversity of rural mothers in southern Benin, West Africadoi:10.7910/DVN/U3MS5KHarvard Dataverse2015-11-264Ntandou-Bouzito, G.D.; Bellon, M., 2015, "On-farm diversity and market participation are positively associated with dietary diversity of rural mothers in southern Benin, West Africa", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/U3MS5K, Harvard Dataverse, V4, UNF:6:ru9y/wvfhDMApBAFNG46fw== [fileUNF]On-farm diversity and market participation are positively associated with dietary diversity of rural mothers in southern Benin, West Africadoi:10.7910/DVN/U3MS5K Ntandou-Bouzito, G.D.Bellon, M.Harvard DataverseMauricio BellonGervais D. Ntandou-Bouzito Bioversity-DataverseBioversity International2015-11-26Agricultural SciencesSocial SciencesRURAL COMMUNITIESHOUSEHOLDSFOODSCROPS BIODIVERSITYMARKETSWOMENDIETSURVEYSThe objective was to address the following questions: (1) to what extent varying opportunities for market participation influence the portfolio of domesticated, semi-domesticated and wild plant species (OFD) that rural HHs grow or collect? (2) do these opportunities influence the variety of foods (MD) that women of reproductive age purchase?; and (3) how do the OFD a household maintains and the variety of foods these women purchase influence their dietary diveristy (DD)? Data are based on observational research with a design to test hypotheses related to these 3 questions. Househould(HH) survey with a stratified random sample of 652 rural households over two seasons in 3 districts with different levels of urbanization and different distances to a central market place within each district, representing different opportunities for market participation.The focus was on mothers within the households, but information on husbands was also elicited. The survey elicited information on all useful plant species grown and collected by the mother and the father in a HH during the previous agricultural season, Qualitative food consumption data of the mother were documented using a structured food frequency questionnaire over a 7-day recall period. Data on all food items consumed were recorded in a completely disaggregated way, including different preparations of the same species, and the origin of the foods consumed: self-production, purchase, gathering, or gift. Quantitative data on foods consumed were collected from a 24-hour food recall of the mother using standard procedures. Additional socioeconomic information was also collected, including all market places visited in the 15 days prior to the interview. 2010-112010-122012-042012-052010-112010-122012-042012-05BeninHousehold/Survey dataGeographic coverage : 33 rural villages in 3 districts in the departments of Atlantique and Zou, southern Benin, with different levels of urbanization: higher urban vs. rural population densities, referred as urban (Bohicon); higher rural vs. urban population densities, referred as semi-urban (Allada); and only rural population, referred as rural (Toffo) DISCLAIMER: These datasets are provided "as is" and in no event shall Bioversity International be liable for any damages resulting from use of the data. While great effort was taken to obtain high quality data, the accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way. Bioversity International encourages the use of these datasets, but emphasizes that many of them contain "raw data" files. When applicable, all information which would allow individuals to be identified has been deleted from the files. For some of the datasets, the user will need to take care in handling missing observations, outlier values and violations of logical consistency. This dataset is made available with limited information on how it can be used. You may wish to communicate with the Contact(s) specified before use.Bellon, M.R.; Ntandou-Bouzitou, G.D.; Caracciolo, F. (2016) On-farm diversity and market participation are positively associated with dietary diversity of rural mothers in southern Benin, West Africa. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162535. ISSN: 1932-620310568/77046Bellon, M.R.; Ntandou-Bouzitou, G.D.; Caracciolo, F. (2016) On-farm diversity and market participation are positively associated with dietary diversity of rural mothers in southern Benin, West Africa. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162535. ISSN: 1932-6203CRP 4: CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and HealthData_On-farm and market diversity are positively associated with dietary diversity_v1.tab112text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:ru9y/wvfhDMApBAFNG46fw==DataDatasetnameUNF:6:LQAiGuTGmaQxfmvJ2WdOLg==On-farmdiversityandmarketparticipationarepositivelyassociatedwithdietarydiversityofruralmothersinsouthernBenin,WestAfricaUNF:6:B9Of5xP9IqMj8rzLxEejwg==