Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter / A. Niehof, H.N. Gartaula, and M. Quetulio-Navarra -- 1. Introduction / H.N. Gartaula, A. Niehof, and M. Quetulio Navarra -- 2. Changing value of food and perception of food security in the context of male out-migration in Nepal / H.N. Gartaula and A. Niehof -- 3. Indigenous knowledge and household food security: the role of root and tuber crops among indigenous peoples in the Northern Philippines / B.T. Gayao, D.T. Meldoz, and G.S. Backian -- 4. Gathering practices and actual use of wild edible mushrooms among ethnic groups in the Cordilleras, Philippines / D. Corazon and M. Licyayo -- 5. Household food security, food care, child nutrition, and wellbeing of ethnic Tengger families in East Java, Indonesia / D. Hastuti -- 6. The role of social capital and institutions in food security and wellbeing of children under five for resettled households in Central Java, Indonesia / M. Quetulio-Navarra, E. Frunt, and A. Niehof -- 7. What explains stunting among children living in a rice surplus area in Central Java, Indonesia? / R.C. Purwestri, Z. Barati, N.N. Wirawan, I. Fahmi, J. Lauvai, and V. Scherbaum -- 8. Gender, intra-household food allocation and social change in two Himalayan communities in Nepal / D.S. Madjdian -- 9. Parents’ characteristics, food habits and physical activity of overweight schoolchildren in Bogor City, Indonesia / K.R. Ekawidyani, I. Karimah, B. Setiawan, and A. Khomsan -- 10. Climate change and nutritional status of preschool children living in Infanta, Quezon, and Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines / M.T.M. Talavera, M.R.L. Pangan, J.O. Colladilla, J.N. Sarol, I.A. Agdeppa, and F.M.E. Lorenzo -- 11. Does backyard vegetable gardening enhance perceived household food security and dietary diversity? A case study in the Philippines / J.B. Dorado, R.V. Viajar, G.P. Azaña, G.S. Caraig, and M.V. Capanzana -- 12. Developing homestead food production in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines: does mode of implementation matter? / M.F.D. Reario, P.J. Pacheco, E. Lafuente, and A. Talukder -- 13. How non-targeted households benefited from implementing a homestead food production program in Son La, Vietnam / K. Shaw, P.K. Ngoc, H. Lan, G. Mundy, and Z. Talukder -- 14. Conclusion: diversity and dimensions of food wellbeing / A. Niehof, H. Gartaula, and M. Quetulio-Navarra -- Back Matter / A. Niehof, H.N. Gartaula, and M. Quetulio-Navarra.

This volume presents recent research on food and nutrition in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Nepal. The overall theme is food wellbeing, which is seen as having two key components: food and nutrition security, and food sovereignty. The cases cover a diversity of contexts, ranging from indigenous communities and rural villages to the urban environment. The studies highlight the subjective dimensions of food wellbeing, such as values attached to certain foods and emic meanings of food security and nutrition, and show how these may divert from objective assessments of food and nutrition security. Another pervasive theme is the relational dimension of food wellbeing, visible in the importance of social capital for access to food and the role of gender relations in intra-household food distribution. While change is an integral factor in all studies, three deal specifically with the outcomes of interventions aimed at improving food and nutrition security at the local level. It shows how outcomes may be different than expected and how an intervention may have a positive spill-over effect on others than the targeted beneficiaries, in this way contributing to food sovereignty. Together the studies reveal the meanings and feelings behind food data in various contexts.

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