Home Garden; an Approach for Household Food Security and Uplifting the Status of Rural Women: A Case Study of Saptari, Nepal

Food security is one of the major global challenges of the twenty-first century. World population is expected to increase by one-third, between 2009 and 2050, and in Asia, crop yield is estimated to decline by 5 to 30% from 2050 onwards compared to 1990. It is high time to seek alternatives that can increase production utilizing existing resources ensuring food security. A home garden can be a viable and sustainable alternative in this regard; nevertheless, it is often neglected. Thus, this study aims to understand the role of the home garden in maintaining household food security and enhancing rural women’s status in Nepal. Two villages of Bishnupur rural municipality, namely, Bajitpur and Musharniya were selected as study sites. 78.6% of households in Bajitpur and 68.4% households in Musharniya were found to have a home garden where crops and livestock were organized in an integrated way. The home garden was found to maintain household food security, ensure food availability for most of the seasons, access of household members to food, its utilization, and stability in production. Furthermore, 66.67% and 58.33% of women sold surplus home garden products in Bajitpur and Musharniya respectively. This signifies the role of home gardening activities in uplifting the social and economic status and, farming knowledge of rural women in both villages. However, there is a lack of extension facilities and subsidies for the home garden to encourage farmers. Therefore, different models of home gardens should be developed and disseminated, prioritizing the integration of the scientific farming system with traditional knowledge for sustainable adoption of the home garden in Nepal.

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Contribution of Home Gardening to Household Food Security: A Case Study of Home Gardeners in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research ◽

10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i330073 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 13-23

Author(s):

O. N. Oladele ◽

U. U. Emeghara ◽

J. T. Ayodele ◽

B. F. Ishola ◽

T. A. Awobona ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Local Government ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Farming System ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Good Tool ◽

Household Food ◽

Home Gardening

Aims: This study examined the contribution of home gardening to household food security in IgabI Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was designed to collect data from 120 home gardeners using well structured questionnaire and personal interview of the gardeners by the researchers. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria between June to July, 2019. Methodology: Multi-stage, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 120 respondents. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as means, frequency distribution, table, percentage and Likert – scale. Results: The results showed male (65.83%) in their active age (87.50% are within the age range of 21-50 years) and highly educated (92.50%) with good number of years of experience in home gardening, (80% had over 5years of experience) dominated the practice of home gardening in the study area. The study also revealed that they produced many types of crops, about 32. The most popular crops cultivated were; tomato 91.67%),cowpea(87.50%),groundnut(82.50%),okra(75.00%), pumpkin (70.83%), spinach (70.83%) maize(56.67%),millet(56.67%),sorghum(51.67%), pepper (50.00%) and sweet potato (50.00%).The Likert--scale result showed that all the home gardeners household were food secure and the study established that home gardening does not only contribute to their house hold food supply but also their income. However the home gardening in the study area is faced with problems such as pests attack and diseases infestation (80.00%) and lack of farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and farm tools(75.00 %). Conclusion: The study revealed that home gardening contributed significantly to the household food security. It is therefore important to integrate home gardening into our farming system been a good tool for achieving food security among households and people should also be sensitize to utilize empty plots of land around their homestead for home gardens.

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The role of home gardening in household food security in Butere division of western Kenya

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development ◽

10.4314/ajfand.v8i4.19199 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

AA Musotsi ◽

AJ Sigot ◽

MOA Onyango

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Western Kenya ◽

Household Food ◽

Home Gardening

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Pressure cooker ownership and food security in Aurangabad, India

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980011002461 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 818-826 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sabine L van Elsland ◽

Marinka van der Hoeven ◽

Shubhangini Joshi ◽

Colleen M Doak ◽

Maiza Campos Ponce

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Economic Status ◽

Urban Setting ◽

Household Food Security ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Cooking Fuel ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Household Food ◽

Home Gardening ◽

Hiv Aids

AbstractObjectiveTo explore associations between household food security and home gardening, use of soya and pressure cooker ownership in low-income households affected by HIV/AIDS in Aurangabad, India.DesignCross-sectional pilot study which assessed household food security using the validated US Department of Agriculture's food security core-module questionnaire. Questions were added to explore household environment, education, occupation, home gardening, use of soya and pressure cooker ownership. Households with very lowv. low food security were compared using logistic regression analysis, controlling for confounding by socio-economic status.SettingAurangabad is an urban setting situated in a primarily agricultural dependent area. The study was carried out in 2008, at the peak of the global food crisis.SubjectsAdult caregivers of children affiliated with the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Aurangabad.ResultsAll except for one of 133 households were identified as food insecure (99·2 %). Of these households, 35·6 % had to cut size or skip a meal in the past 30 d. Households that cut meal size due to cooking fuel shortages were more likely to have very low food security (OR = 4·67; 95 % CI 1·62, 13·44) compared with households having no cooking fuel shortages. Owning a pressure cooker was shown to be protective against very low food security after controlling for confounding by socio-economic status (OR = 0·27; 95 % CI 0·11, 0·64).ConclusionsOnly pressure cooker ownership showed a protective association with low household food security. Pressure cookers save household fuel costs. Therefore, future interventions should explore pressure cookers as a sustainable means of improving household food security.

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The Role of Rural Women in Household Food Security Activities and Livestock Management in Mizoram

Journal of Global Communication ◽

10.5958/0976-2442.2018.00007.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 59

Author(s):

Dorothy Lalchhanhimi ◽

Saidur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Rural Women ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Livestock Management ◽

Household Food

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Determinants of Food Security among Rural Women in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology ◽

10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1030433 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 70-82

Author(s):

O. E. Olagunju ◽

O. C. Ariyo ◽

U. U. Emeghara ◽

O. S. Olagunju

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Rural Women ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Household Size ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Chi Square ◽

Household Food ◽

Multi Stage ◽

Home Gardening ◽

Collection Data

Adequate nutrition is a crucial component of a healthy society. One of the major problems of human health is malnutrition and it is in every society. Rural households engage in food production, yet, they are mostly food insecure.This study accessed the determinants of food security among rural women in Kaduna state. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to draw the sample. Four rural Local Government Areas (LGAs) were randomly selected, while three villages were randomly sampled from each LGA resulting in 12 villages. Ten percent of the rural women in each of the sampled villages were randomly selected to give a total of 240 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as Chi–square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Regression. Mean age was 29.7±8.08 years. Most (60.4%) of the respondents were Christians. Thirty-four percent of the respondents hadsecondary education while some (40.0%) of the respondents were involved in trading. Dry season was considered as season of abundance by majority (70.8%) of the respondents. PPMC indicates that age (r=0.119; p=0.009) and household size, (r = 0.221; P = 0.001) were significantly related with household food security, while position as wife (β= 0.194), household size (β= -0.173) and monthly income (β= -0.095) were major determinants of household food security. Rural women have reasonable access to food. The study recommends that rural women should practice home gardening and domesticate animals to enhance food secured rural family.

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