Land use management informed crops nutritional quality mapping

Sufficient nutrition remains a major challenge for rural households in the Sub-saharan region of Africa. Many rural households rely on cultivating traditional crops and food to maintain healthy and sufficient nutrition. However, in recent decades these smallholders have switched from subsistence styles to engaging in agricultural trade and growing cash crops. This shift causes land use history and management changes, such as crop rotation. However, how this change contributes to the micro-nutrition of crops and affects the micronutrition deficiencies of rural population in SSA remains unclear. Micronutrient deficiency is a form of malnutrition that can have a tremendous impact on the health and well-being of the affected population. It is more prevalent in rural areas where people have cereal-based diets.