Diversifying Gambian diets for health and Environmental Sustainability (DiGES)
Zakari Ali of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in The Gambia will identify and promote the consumption and production of underutilized crops that are more resilient to climate change, reduce environmental impacts, and have positive health attributes. Studies have investigated different ways to produce enough food under climate change – with diverse evidence of success. This project will examine how populations can demand and consume foods that are more climate resilient. The project uses population diet as the entry point to agricultural adaption to climate change by identifying the barriers and opportunities for populations to demand and consume locally available and climate resilient foods. They will model different food system scenarios under climate change – engage food system stakeholders, policymakers and local farmers, and use social behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategies to promote the demand, consumption, and production of climate resilient crops.
