Does adopting legume-based cropping practices improve the food security of small-scale farm households? Panel survey evidence from Zambia

ABSTRACT This paper used qualitative methodology to explore the South African government communication and land expropriation without compensation and its effects on food security using Alice town located in the Eastern Cape Province South Africa as its case study. This was done to allow the participants to give their perceptions on the role of government communication on land expropriation without compensation and its effects on South African food security. In this paper, a total population of 30 comprising of 26 small scale farmers in rural Alice and 4 employees from the Department of Agriculture (Alice), Eastern Cape, South Africa were interviewed to get their perception and views on government communications and land expropriation without compensation and its effects on South African food security. The findings of this paper revealed that the agricultural sector plays a vital role in the South African economy hence there is a great need to speed up transformation in the sector.

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Impact of Adopting Improved Seeds on Access to Broader Food Groups Among Small-Scale Sorghum Producers in Tanzania

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020979992 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 215824402097999

Author(s):

Aloyce R. Kaliba ◽

Anne G. Gongwe ◽

Kizito Mazvimavi ◽

Ashagre Yigletu

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Inverse Probability Weighting ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Small Scale ◽

Probability Weighting ◽

Food Groups ◽

Inverse Probability ◽

Double Robust

In this study, we use double-robust estimators (i.e., inverse probability weighting and inverse probability weighting with regression adjustment) to quantify the effect of adopting climate-adaptive improved sorghum varieties on household and women dietary diversity scores in Tanzania. The two indicators, respectively, measure access to broader food groups and micronutrient and macronutrient availability among children and women of reproductive age. The selection of sample households was through a multistage sampling technique, and the population was all households in the sorghum-producing regions of Central, Northern, and Northwestern Tanzania. Before data collection, enumerators took part in a 1-week training workshop and later collected data from 822 respondents using a structured questionnaire. The main results from the study show that the adoption of improved sorghum seeds has a positive effect on both household and women dietary diversity scores. Access to quality food groups improves nutritional status, food security adequacy, and general welfare of small-scale farmers in developing countries. Agricultural projects that enhance access to improved seeds are, therefore, likely to generate a positive and sustainable effect on food security and poverty alleviation in sorghum-producing regions of Tanzania.

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Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-82784-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Santiago Lopez-Ridaura ◽

Luis Barba-Escoto ◽

Cristian A. Reyna-Ramirez ◽

Carlos Sum ◽

Natalia Palacios-Rojas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Farm Households ◽

Small Scale ◽

Agricultural System ◽

Energy Yield ◽

Common Beans ◽

Nutritional Security ◽

Nutrient Adequacy ◽

Faba Beans ◽

Total Productivity

AbstractWe present an assessment of the extent, diversity, and nutritional contribution of the milpa through a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted in 989 small scale farm households in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (WHG). The milpa is a traditional agricultural system in which maize is intercropped with other species, such as common beans, faba beans, squashes or potatoes. Our study shows that more than two-thirds of the 1,205 plots recorded were under the milpa system, with a great diversity of crop combinations. As shown with the 357 plots for which specific yields were available, milpa systems present higher total productivity than monocropped maize, expressed as total energy yield of the harvested crops in the respective system, and were also better at providing the recommended daily allowances of fourteen essential nutrients, based on a Potential Nutrient Adequacy (PNA) indicator. Maize-bean-potato, maize-potato, and maize-bean-faba intercrops had the highest PNAs, and monocropped maize, the lowest. These results support the implementation of milpa systems tailored to different agro-ecologies in order to improve nutrition in the WHG and a variety of similar regions.

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The Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Income and Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Small-Scale Fishers in Indonesia

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13147905 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 7905

Author(s):

Moh. Shadiqur Rahman ◽

Hery Toiba ◽

Wen-Chi Huang

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Security ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Substantial Effect ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Small Scale ◽

Probit Regression ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact ◽

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

The impacts of climate change on marine capture fisheries have been observed in several studies. It is likely to have a substantial effect on fishers’ income and food security. This study aims to estimate the impact of adaptation strategies on fishers’ income and their household’s food security. Data were collected from small-scale fishers’ households, which own a fishing boat smaller or equal to five gross tonnages (GT). The study sites were the two coastal regions of Malang and Probolinggo in East Java, Indonesia, due to the meager socioeconomic resources caused by climate change. A probit regression model was used to determine the factors influencing the fishers’ adaptation. Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to evaluate the impact of the adaptation strategies on income and food security. Food security was measured by food consumption score (FCS). The findings indicated that participation in the fishers’ group affected adaptation strategies significantly, and so did the access to credit and climate information. Also, PSM showed that the adaptation strategies had a positive and significant impact on fishers’ income and food security. Those who applied the adaptation strategies had a higher income and FCS than those who did not. This finding implies that the fishery sector’s adaptation strategies can have significant expansion outcome and reduce exposure to risks posed by climate change. Therefore, the arrangement of more climate change adaptation strategies should be promoted by the government for small-scale fishers in Indonesia.

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Climate change and high-altitude food security: a small-scale study from the Karnali region in Nepal

Climate and Development ◽

10.1080/17565529.2020.1855099 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Sandhya Thapa ◽

Abid Hussain

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Security ◽

High Altitude ◽

Small Scale

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What Explains Gender Gaps in Household Food Security? Evidence from Maize Farm Households in Southern Ethiopia

Social Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s11205-020-02600-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Girma Gezimu Gebre ◽

Hiroshi Isoda ◽

Yuichiro Amekawa ◽

Dil Bahadur Rahut ◽

Hisako Nomura ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Food Security ◽

Farm Households ◽

Primary Data ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Lower Probability ◽

Gender Gaps ◽

Joint Decision ◽

Household Food

AbstractUsing primary data collected from 560 farm households in Dawuro zone, southern Ethiopia, this study analyzes the gender gaps in food security among male, female, and joint decision-making farm households. It examines the factors inducing gender gaps among the households of those three categories. The results show that female decision-making households have a lower probability of ensuring food-security and a higher probability of being transitionally and chronically food-insecure. Joint decision-making households showed a higher probability of falling into the chronically food-insecure category. The decomposition results show significant gender gaps between male and female decision-making households in terms of food-secure, transitory food-insecure, and chronically food-insecure categories. Overall, both the endowment and return effects account for the gaps; however, the magnitude of the effect from the return is higher than from the endowment on significant gaps in the food-secure, transitory, and chronically food-insecure categories. Hence, there is a need for policies that not only ensure equal levels of productive resources but also help households build their capacity in order to improve both transitory and chronically food insecure situations.

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Small-scale Fisheries, Livelihoods, and Food Security of Riverine People

Fish and Fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-49146-8_3 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 23-39

Author(s):

Gustavo Hallwass ◽

Luís Henrique Tomazoni da Silva ◽

Paula Nagl ◽

Mariana Clauzet ◽

Alpina Begossi

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Small Scale ◽

Small Scale Fisheries

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KARAKTERISTIK TINGKAT KETAHANAN PANGAN RUMAH TANGGA PETANI BERBASIS AGROEKOSISTEM LAHAN SAWAH IRIGASI DI PROVINSI BALI

SEPA Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis ◽

10.20961/sepa.v11i2.14176 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 191

Author(s):

Suharyanto Suharyanto

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Farm Households ◽

Farm Size ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Security Level ◽

Household Food ◽

Food Sufficiency ◽

Food Expenditure ◽

Cross Classification

Household food security level essentially is the ability of households meet food sufficiency. These capabilities are greatly influenced by many complex factors, but generally associated with changes in behavioral aspects of food production, consumption and allocation of households resources. The purpose of this study was to analyze the level of household food security based on low land rice irrigated. The study was conducted in three districts of rice production center in the province of Bali in 2012, i.e. Tabanan district, Gianyar and Buleleng. Data collection was conducted through interviews with 216 respondents. Household food security was measured by cross classification of the share of food expenditure and consumption of energy. The results of the analysis showed 58.33 % of households have a lower share of food expenditure and 41.67% household have higher share of food expenditure. In aggregate 86.57% of farm households is quite in consuming energy and 13.43% is less in energy consume. The level of household food security of farmers in the aggregate 49.07% of the household were categorized as secure, 37.9% as vulnerable, 8.79% as insufficient, and 4.17% as insecure. There is a correlation between the level of household food security with age of housewife, level of education, farm size and household income.

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“Now we’ve all turned to Eating Processed Foods”: A Photovoice Study of the Food and Nutrition Security Implications of ‘Galamsey’ in Ghana

10.21203/rs.3.rs-832447/v2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong ◽

Aaron Kobina Christian ◽

John Ganle ◽

Richmond Aryeetey

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Primary Data ◽

Small Scale ◽

Eastern Region ◽

Processed Foods ◽

Mining Communities ◽

Food And Nutrition Security ◽

Nutrition Security ◽

Food And Nutrition

Abstract Background: Small-scale mining, referred to as galamsey in Ghana, is an important source of income for many rural populations. Although concerns have been raised in the media about the significant threats galamsey poses to the environment, and human health and livelihoods, there is a representational paucity of evidence regarding its links with local food systems, particularly from the perspective of affected mining communities. The current study explored community perceptions and experiences of galamsey and its perceived effects on food security and livelihoods in the East Akyem Municipality in the Eastern region of Ghana. Methods: Primary data was collected in the East Akim District of Ghana, using photography, interviews based on the photographs, and a photo exhibition, all conducted . Thirty-six male and female adults were purposively selected with the help of a community focal person and advertisements in the study community. Respondents participants in a one-day photography training and thereafter, deployed to take at least fifteen photos that portray the effect of galamsey on food security and health. Subsequently, each participant was asked to selected five of the photographs and to explain the image and why they captured that in the photo. A photo exhibition was held to facilitate community conversation and perspectives on the effects of galamsey on food and nutrition security. Results: Galamsey has resulted in degradation of, otherwise, fertile agricultural land, and contamination of freshwater sources. As a consequence, there is reduced cultivable land, reduced crop production, shortage of essential staple foods, increase in food price, and increased consumption of ultra-processed foods. There is also perception of increased exposure to heavy metals like mercury in locally-produced food. Conclusions: Given the adverse health consequences of both food and nutrition insecurity, and increased consumption of processed foods, it is important that public and policy discussions to minimize the effects of galamsey in Ghana should include considerations about food and nutrition insecurity in mining communities.

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FINANCING SMALL FARMERS FOR INDIA’S FOOD SECURITY

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i7.2016.2612 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 196-212

Author(s):

Amrit Patel

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Meat Products ◽

National Sample ◽

Sample Survey ◽

Rural India ◽

Small Scale ◽

Small Holding ◽

Average Size

According to the Global Hunger Report, India continues to be among nations where hunger is "alarming". It is most disappointing that despite high economic growth, the hunger index in India between 1996 and 2011 has insignificantly improved from 22.9 to 23.7. National Sample Survey Organization data revealed that the average per capita food expenditure per annum during the period from 1993 to 2010 increased only by 0.2 % annually in rural India and declined by 0.1% in the urban areas. At any given point of time, the cereal intake of the bottom 20% people in rural India which is engaged more in manual work continues to be at least 20% less than the cereal intake of the top decile of the population, despite their better access to fruit, vegetables and meat products. Endemic hunger continues to afflict a large proportion of the population. Agricultural Census [2010–11] revealed that out of 138.35 million operational holdings in India as high as 85% (which account for 44.6% of the total cultivated area) are small and marginal farmers [S&MFs] owning less than two hectares. This, therefore, characterises India’s agriculture a small-scale-farming. Average size of small-holding is only 0.61 hectare whereas overall average size of holdings declined from 1.33 ha in 2000–01 to 1.15 in 2010–11.The role of S&MFs in boosting food output and reduction of poverty is well recognized. Therefore, the future of sustainable agricultural growth, food security and poverty reduction in India depends on creating environment that enables huge number of S&MFs to easy, hassle-free and reliable access to institutional credit. Against this background, this article analyses the performance of Government–sponsored and Banks programs aimed at financing S&MFs and suggest enabling measures to achieve 8% target of credit to S&MFs within existing 18% credit to agriculture by 2017 as recently prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India [RBI].

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