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The research aims to evaluate how agricultural commercialization interventions affect food security among rural smallholders in developing countries.

June 19, 2026Global Food SecurityOpen Access

Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural commercialization interventions in improving food security in developing countries: A meta review

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Meta review assesses agricultural commercialization's impact on food security in developing countries, suggesting positive outcomes.

The research aims to evaluate how agricultural commercialization interventions affect food security among rural smallholders in developing countries.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 74 studies
Analysis of 252 effect sizes for continuous and binary food security outcomes
Application of robust variance meta-regression for statistical assessment.
Agricultural commercialization significantly improves food security outcomes (p-value not specified)
Consistent positive effects observed with production-oriented interventions, particularly input provision, production diversification, and sustainable intensification
Heterogeneity exists across different measurements and types of interventions, limiting generalizability.

Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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