The Role of Homegardens for Food and Nutrition Security in Uganda

被引：29
作者：
Whitney, Cory William [1 ,2 ]
Luedeling, Eike [2 ,3 ]
Hensel, Oliver [4 ]
Tabuti, John R. S. [5 ]
Krawinkel, Michael [6 ]
Gebauer, Jens [1 ]
Kehlenbeck, Katja [1 ,7 ]
机构：
[1] Rhine Waal Univ Appl Sci, Fac Life Sci, Marie Curie Str 1, D-47533 Kleve, Germany
[2] Univ Bonn, Ctr Dev Res ZEF, Genscherallee 3, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
[3] Univ Bonn, Inst Crop Sci & Resource Conservat INRES, Hugel 6, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
[4] Univ Kassel, Fac Organ Agr Sci, Dept Agr Engn, Nordbahnhofstr 1 A, D-37213 Witzenhausen, Germany
[5] Makerere Univ, Coll Agr & Environm Sci, POB 7062, Kampala, Uganda
[6] Justus Liebig Univ Giessen, Ludwigstr 23, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
[7] World Agroforestry Ctr ICRAF, United Nations Ave,POB 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
来源：
HUMAN ECOLOGY | 2018年 / 46卷 / 04期
关键词：
Food security; Dietary diversity; Anthropometry; HFIAS; Plant species diversity; Banyankole; Bakiga; Southwest Uganda; DIVERSITY; CHILDREN; REGRESSION; HEALTH;
D O I：
10.1007/s10745-018-0008-9
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
The contribution of homegardens to the food and nutrition security of rural farmers has rarely been explored empirically. Our study assesses the influence of homegarden agrobiodiversity, production system parameters, and socioeconomic factors on household dietary diversity and anthropometric conditions in southwest Uganda. Plant inventories of 102 homegardens were followed by two 24-h recalls (n = 589) and anthropometric measurements (n = 325) of household members, as well as household food insecurity questionnaires (n = 95). Regression models explained between 16 and 50% of variance in dietary diversity and between 21 and 75% in anthropometric measurements. Results indicate that supporting diverse homegarden systems can in part reduce food insecurity in Uganda. We conclude with recommendations for further strengthening the role of homegardens in improving dietary and anthropometric outcomes.
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页码：497 / 514
页数：18
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