Addressing food and nutrition insecurity in the Caribbean through domestic smallholder farming system innovation

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1325-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlette S. Saint Ville ◽  
Gordon M. Hickey ◽  
Leroy E. Phillip
Keyword(s):  
Farming System ◽  
System Innovation ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals On-Farm Evaluation on Yield and Economic Performance of Cereal-Cowpea Intercropping to Support the Smallholder Farming System in the Soudano-Sahelian Zone of Mali

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Bougouna Sogoba ◽  
Bouba Traoré ◽  
Abdelmounaime Safia ◽  
Oumar Baba Samaké ◽  
Gilbert Dembélé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Farming System ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Economic Gain ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Cowpea Varieties ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Integrated Benefits ◽  
On Farm

Cereal-cowpea intercropping has become an integral part of the farming system in Mali. Still, information is lacking regarding integrated benefits of the whole system, including valuing of the biomass for facing the constraints of animal feedings. We used farmers’ learning networks to evaluate performance of intercropping systems of millet-cowpea and sorghum-cowpea in southern Mali. Our results showed that under intercropping, the grain yield obtained with the wilibali (short maturing duration) variety was significantly higher than the yield obtained with the sangaranka (long maturing duration) variety whether with millet (36%) or sorghum (48%), corresponding, respectively, to an economic gain of XOF (West African CFA franc) 125 282/ha and XOF 142 640/ha. While for biomass, the yield obtained with the sangaranka variety was significantly higher by 50% and 60% to that of wilibali with an economic gain of XOF 286 526/ha (with millet) and XOF 278 516/ha (with sorghum). Total gain obtained with the millet-cowpea system was significantly greater than that obtained with the sorghum-cowpea system by 14%, and this stands irrespective of the type of cowpea variety. Farmers prefer the grain for satisfying immediate food needs instead of economic gains. These results represent an indication for farmer’s decision-making regarding cowpea varieties selection especially for addressing household food security issues or feeding animals.

Protected Agriculture

2014 ◽  
pp. 196-220
Author(s):  
Janet Lawrence ◽  
Leslie Simpson ◽  
Adanna Piggott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

This chapter provides an overview of the changing environment and the increased pest pressure that are projected to occur due to climate change and variability. Protected agriculture is introduced as an adaptation strategy to address these conditions and assist with food and nutrition security targets. The scope of the technology and the benefits of producing crops using protected systems as well as the use of protected systems in SIDS, with some emphasis on the Caribbean region, are outlined. The chapter outlines: (1) the specific features of the technology that assist with reducing the impacts of climate change and (2) some possible considerations for the successful development of a sustainable protected agriculture industry under climate change and variability.

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