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The Role of Homegardens for Food and Nutrition Security in Uganda

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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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  1. The term ‘total’ is used here to indicate the sum of informants who participated in either or both the first and/or the second pass of the 24 h recalls.

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This study was part of the subproject 4, work package 2 (031A247B) within the collaborative research project “Reduction of Post-Harvest Losses and Value Addition in East African Food Value Chains” (RELOAD) of the initiative “GlobE - Research for the Global Food Supply” of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Dr. Joseph Bahati of Makerere University, Uganda facilitated the support of the Ugandan National Science Foundation (Registration number: A 477), the office of President Museveni and the approval of the local Regional District Coordinators and Chief Administrative Officers of Bushenyi, Rubirizi, and Sheema. Ms. Carolyne Nakaketo of Slow Food Uganda provided field support through interpretation and facilitation of the unique research approach. We are extremely grateful to the chairpersons, other village members, and respondents, who all supported the work, offered food, housing, information, and good company throughout the research. We also acknowledge support from the CGIAR Research Program on ‘Water, Land and Ecosystems.’

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    Cory William Whitney, Jens Gebauer & Katja Kehlenbeck

  2. Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Genscherallee 3, Bonn, 53113, Germany

    Cory William Whitney & Eike Luedeling

  3. Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Auf dem Hügel, 6, Bonn, 53121, Germany

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Whitney, C.W., Luedeling, E., Hensel, O. et al. The Role of Homegardens for Food and Nutrition Security in Uganda. Hum Ecol 46, 497–514 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-0008-9

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