Belgium’s Knack Weekend republished an opinion piece by Senior Researcher Fellows Derek Headey and Harold Alderman. Drawing on their recent study, the authors explained that as countries develop, their food systems get better at providing healthier foods cheaply, but they also get better at providing unhealthier foods cheaply. The authors offered Niger as a case study to illustrate this “nutrition transition,” arguing that potential solutions to make healthy foods accessible include more investment in producing nutrient-dense crops, livestock and fish.
