The role of dairy in healthy and sustainable food systems: community voices from India
dc.contributor.author | Brown, KA | |
dc.contributor.author | Venkateshmurthy, NS | |
dc.contributor.author | Potubariki, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Sharma, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Cardwell, JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Prabhakaran, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Knai, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohan, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-25T08:36:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-04-22 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-04-25T08:09:01Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Background Managing the role of dairy foods in healthy and sustainable food systems is challenging. Milk production is associated with greenhouse gas emissions and milk-based processed foods can be high in fat, sugar and salt; yet, milk production provides income generating opportunities for farmers and dairy foods provide essential nutrients to young children, with a cultural significance in many communities. This is particularly relevant to India, the world’s largest producer of milk. The aim of this study was to use Photovoice, a participatory research method, to explore the experiences and perceptions of communities in India on the role of dairy products in local sustainable and healthy food systems. Methods Purposive sampling recruited two women’s self-help groups in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: one in a rural area and one in an urban area. A total of 31 participants (10–17 urban group and 12–14 rural group), produced photographs with captions to represent their views on how dairy was produced, sold, and consumed in their community. A discussion workshop was held in each area, with prompts to consider health and the environment. Workshop transcripts, photographs and captions were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis. Results A range of experiences and perceptions were discussed by the two women’s self help groups. Participants had an awareness of their local food system and how stages of dairy food supply chains were non-linear and inherently interconnected. Three main themes were identified: 1) Quality and value matters to producers and consumers; 2) The need to adapt to sustain dairy farmer livelihoods in water scarce areas; 3) It’s not only about health. Conclusions Moderate milk-producing states such as Andhra Pradesh will continue to develop their dairy industry through policy actions. Including communities in policy discussions through innovative methods like Photovoice can help to maximise the positive and minimise the negative role of dairy in evolving local food systems. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wellcome Trust | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 22, article 806 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13194-w | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 205200/Z/16/Z | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/129435 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-6803-5336 (Brown, Kerry Ann) | |
dc.identifier | ScopusID: 56713516700 (Brown, Kerry Ann) | |
dc.identifier | ResearcherID: E-7913-2016 (Brown, Kerry Ann) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | BMC | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2022. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativeco mmons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Photovoice | en_GB |
dc.subject | Participatory research | en_GB |
dc.subject | Dairy | en_GB |
dc.subject | Food systems | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sustainable development goals | en_GB |
dc.subject | India | en_GB |
dc.title | The role of dairy in healthy and sustainable food systems: community voices from India | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-25T08:36:06Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
exeter.article-number | 806 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from BMC via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Availability of data and materials: The data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.journal | BMC Public Health | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMC Public Health, 22(1) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-04-05 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-04-22 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-04-25T08:09:08Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-04-25T08:38:18Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2022-04-22 |
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