The role of home gardens in empowering minority women and improving food and nutrition insecurity: a case of Mbororo community in Cameroon's Northwest region

被引：3

作者：

Ebile, Pride Anya ^{[1
]}

Phelan, Lisette ^{[2
]}

Wuensche, Jens Norbert ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hohenheim, Inst Crop Sci, Dept Prod Syst Hort Crops, Stuttgart, Germany

[2] Univ Leeds, Fac Environm, Sch Geog, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS | 2022年 / 46卷 / 07期

关键词：

Nutrient-rich vegetables; indigenous vegetables; gender-sensitive; nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions; food-based approach; home garden; food security; VITAMIN-A-DEFICIENCY; AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTIONS; CHINESE-CABBAGE; CULTIVATION; ASIA;

D O I：

10.1080/21683565.2022.2080313

中图分类号：

S [农业科学];

学科分类号：

09 ;

摘要：

This study documents the impact of a gender-sensitive home garden project initiated to mitigate the food and nutritional insecurity of 114 households in seven Mbororo communities in Cameroon's Northwest region. Key lessons learned regarding the empowerment of the Mbororo women; socio-economic and nutritional health benefits derived by Mbororo households from the cultivation of nutrient-rich, high market-value, and indigenous vegetables; and challenges faced during the project lifecycle are outlined. It is envisaged these lessons will support public, private, and civil society actors initiating similar home garden projects to address the food and nutrition insecurity of other minority groups in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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页码：1002 / 1024

页数：23