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Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda

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Title Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda
 
Creator Ekesa, Beatrice
Ariong, Richard M.
Kennedy, Gina
Baganizi, Mary
Dolan, Ian
 
Subject diet
diversification
land tenure
biodiversity
food security
maternal and child health
diversificación
tenencia de la tierra
salud maternoinfantil
 
Description Land tenure security is central to food security of rural agricultural-dependent communities, but there is limited evidence linking the state of agrobiodiversity to perception of land tenure security and access to and quality of food eaten. This study explores this relationship using data captured from 1,279 households in Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda, and the relationships are established using a study sample of 1,227 women of reproductive age (WRA). Sixteen percent of respondents perceived themselves to be land tenure insecure. Although approximately 275 species were reported available for food, household access to a variety of plant and animal species is limited to
 
Date 2020-12
2021-01-26T10:59:32Z
2021-01-26T10:59:32Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ekesa, B.; Ariong, R.M.; Kennedy, G.; Baganizi, M.; Dolan, I. (2020) Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e12965. ISSN: 1740-8695
1740-8695
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110987
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12965
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 16 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e12965
application/pdf
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Maternal and Child Nutrition