Stofa, Anna (2022) Interconnections between agricultural diversity, food supply diversity and native species and their impact on health in the European Union. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
The number of species cultivated over the past centuries has drastically decreased and 90% of calories consumed today comes from 30 plant species out of the 30.000 known. A diverse diet is beneficial for health, however, it is not clear if the origin matters. First, this paper investigates whether the number of crops found in 27 EU countries' agriculture and supply impact health measured by life expectancy. Second, a subset study examines whether a crop being native or not might also have an impact on life expectancy and whether there are any trends or patterns between the countries. The results of the correlation analysis show a negative correlation between the number of crops found in a country’s supply and agriculture, however the multiple regression analysis shows a positive (non significant) relationship. The subset study found some patterns that support that the consumption of native species might positively affect health, however, the results are not conclusive. Keywords: Agriculture, Supply, Native, Species, Diversity, Biodiversity, Health
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Garzon Lopez, C.X. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 13:36 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 13:36 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/146 |
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