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Food security and food sources linked to dietary diversity in rural smallholder farming households in Central Uganda

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Title Food security and food sources linked to dietary diversity in rural smallholder farming households in Central Uganda
 
Creator Nabuuma, Deborah
Ekesa, Beatrice
Faber, Mieke
Mbhenyane, Xikombiso
 
Subject dietary diversity
food access
food security
smallholders
diversidad de la alimentación
acceso a los alimentos
seguridad alimentaria
 
Description Undernourishment, low food quantity and poor dietary quality are common among smallholders in rural communities. A cross-sectional study of rural smallholder farming households (n=174) with children under five in Kiboga district, Uganda. Limited diversity of crops grown, low consumption of micronutrient-rich foods, child stunting, and household food insecurity were observed. Households had adequate food supply for 7.6±0.2 months a year and only 35% were food secure. Four household typologies 1st (29% households) and 2nd (23%) had more food secure households, 3rd (28%) had mild food insecurity and 4th (20%) had severe food insecurity. The 3rd and 4th typologies had the lowest dietary diversity. The household typologies can be used to develop context specific strategies to improve dietary diversity.
 
Date 2021-05-25
2021-06-15T12:10:49Z
2021-06-15T12:10:49Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Nabuuma, D.; Ekesa, B.; Faber, M.; Mbhenyane, X. (2021) Food security and food sources linked to dietary diversity in rural smallholder farming households in Central Uganda. AIMS Agriculture and Food 6(2) p. 644-662. ISSN: 2471-2086
2471-2086
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113953
https://doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2021038
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 644-662
application/pdf
 
Publisher AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS