scholarly journals The role of home gardens in enhancing food security and sustainable livelihoods. A case study of Domboshava house hold gardens

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 412-430
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Home Gardens

scholarly journals The Role of Home Gardens in Household Food Security in Eastern Cape: A Case Study of Three Villages in Nkonkobe Municipality

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ogundiran Oluwasola Adekunle ◽  
Nomakhaya Monde ◽  
Isaac Agholor ◽  
Akinwumi Sunday Odeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Household Food

The Role of Women in Improving Access to Food at the Household Level in Mandeni Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-155
Author(s):  
Nondumiso Thabisile Mpanza ◽  
Mfaniseni Wiseman Mbatha
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Access To Food

This paper censoriously assesses the role of women in improving access to food at the household level. The role of women is essential in the production of food as caretakers of household food security. However, their role is not well recognised, more especially in policymaking and resource allocation. This study was conducted through a qualitative approach with an exploratory research design. The participants were sampled with convenience sampling and interviewed with semi-structured interviews. Content analysis was employed as a tool for data analysis. The study adopted feminisation of poverty as a primary theory of this paper. Certain aspects of the study reveal that women have been struggling to access food from the diversity of retail vents that are obtainable in town because of low income and limitations of transport service. This is a constraint to women who depend on the off-farm sources of income because their household’s livelihood depends on purchasing food from retail vents. Those who rely on home gardens were experiencing low productivity and the unsustainability of their gardens. This has been caused by water scarcity and climate change. Therefore, women must be provided with training that seeks to develop their skills on how to make effective use of home gardens so that food security can be ensured.

scholarly journals Food Security and the Futures of Farmers in Decentralisation Era: a Case Study From Sigi District Central Sulawesi

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-132
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nur Alamsyah ◽  
Sultan Sultan ◽  
Sayuti Sayuti
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Standard Information

Decentralization is a form of democratization used to push development at district level. The formation of new autonomous regions results into more land conversion and politicization of society, rather than the strengthening of food security and the wellbing of farmers. This study examines the effectivity of local policy of Sigi District South Sulawesi to strengthen food security and elevate the prosperity of farmers. Through qualitative methods to bring together stakeholders (farmers, local authorities) through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, the study found that the district policy still is formalistic. There is no standard information dissemination,no better attitude and commitment to the policy, limited resources, and there is no work standard. The role of regional food security council is not optimal, a lot of institutional barriers, there is no involvement of the community in accessing the programmes and also high politicization of this top down policy. Key Word: Policy, Local Goverment, food security, DecentralizationDesentralisasi merupakan wujud demokratisasi daerah untuk pembangunan. Pembentukan daerah otonom baru (DOB) melahirkan terjadinya alih fungsi lahan dan politisasi masyarakat seperti petani daripada penguatan ketahanan pangan dan penguatan petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan meneliti kebijakan Kabupaten Sigi dalam hal penguatan ketahanan pangan dan petani. Melalui metode kualitatif dengan mempertemukan pemangku kepentingan (petani, pejabat daerah) melalui diskusi kelompok terfokus dan wawancara mendalam, diketahui bahwa kebijakan masih bersifat formalistik. Tidak ada sosialisasi informasi secara baik, sikap dan komitmen terhadap kebijakan kurang, keterbatasan sumber daya, tidak ada standar kerja. Dewan ketahanan pangan daerah belum optimal, hambatan struktur dan kelembagaan, tidak ada keterlibatan masyarakat dalam mengakses penyusunan program serta tingginya politisasi pada bidang pertanian yang semuanya dikelola secara top down di daerah.

scholarly journals The Increase of Private Forest's Role to Support Food Security and Proverty Alleviation (Case Study in Nanggung District, Bogor Regency) PENINGKATAN PERAN HUTAN RAKYAT DALAM MENDUKUNG KETAHANAN PANGAN DAN PENANGGULANGAN KEMISKINAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Dwi Apriyanto ◽  
Hardjanto . ◽  
Yulius Hero
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Private Forests ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Business Partnership ◽  
Daily Food ◽  
Farmer Groups

Forest has a potency to support food security and overcome poverty. This study was expected to measure the contribution of private forest and design a strategy to increase the role of private forests in food security and proverty alleviation in Nanggung.The respondent consisted of 60 private forest farmers. The qualitative and quantitative approach of this study revealed that private forest contributed about 23 food plants species as household daily food support and about 35.68% as means to better income for proverty alleviation. The strategy to increase the role of private forest were: 1) to strengthen the institutional of farmer groups in the private forest for food security; 2) to provide subsidies for private forest development for food; 3) to utilize the abandoned land as private forest for food; 4) to establish business partnership in terms of seeding, planting, harvesting, and marketing; and 5) to conduct efficient forest product marketing.Key words: Private forest, food security, proverty

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