Contribution of Horticulture to Food Security in Kenya

Irungu, J.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2011.911.1

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“…Government revenue, smallholder farmers, and foreign exchange gains have all benefited from the horticultural sector of agriculture. Additionally, the sector contributes significantly to food security and is a critical supplier of raw materials for the industrial sector (Irungu, 2011).…”

Section: Tomatoesmentioning

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Production of High-Quality Tomato Seedlings in the Open Field Nurseries

Mohamed

Buojaylah

Masoud

2022

MJSc

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The aim of the study is to produce tomatoes seedlings with good characteristics for summer and fall seedlings seasons in field nurseries by investigating three plant distances (10, 15, 20 cm), inaddition to scatteringand two levels of seed rate (100 and 150% of the recommended rates).The experiment was carried out using completely random plots using split plot designs in three replications, and the levels of each factor were randomly distributed within the plots withcultivation of two seedbeds. Planting tomato seedlings at a 20 cm distance can improve tomato seedlings' growth in open field nurseries. Finally, more researches are needed to determine the optimal seed rates as well as planting distances in open field nurseries production under Al-Jabal Al-Khader conditions.

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Section: Tomatoesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Production of High-Quality Tomato Seedlings in the Open Field Nurseries

Mohamed

Buojaylah

Masoud

2022

MJSc

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“…Following Greene's study [35], let Yi denote the number of food groups consumed by the ith household. The empirical specification of this "count" variable is assumed to be random and, in a given time interval (24 hours), has a Poisson distribution with probability density, such that: (5) where Yi denotes the number of food groups, out of 12, consumed by the ith household i= 1, 2, 3…12 and μ = E(Y) expected index (and variance). The mean (μ) depends on a vector of explanatory variable (s) X.…”

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“…However, the current mango production is far below its potential. The sub-sector is faced with a myriad of challenges, including high perishability nature of the fruit, inadequate clean and quality planting materials, pests and diseases infestation, high cost of inputs, limited adoption of improved technologies, seasonal gluts, poor post-harvest handling techniques, and poor market infrastructure [5]. Among these challenges, insect pests and diseases are ranked highest [6].…”

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Impact of integrated fruit fly management strategy on food security among smallholder mango farmers in Kenya

Nyangau¹,

Muriithi²,

Nzuma³

et al. 2020

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Adoption of agricultural innovations is perceived as a key avenue for poverty reduction and improved food and nutritional security in developing countries. The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has developed and implemented a set of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies in several sub-Saharan African countries aimed at controlling mango infesting fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis). Although positive returns from the use of fruit fly IPM have already been documented, the impact of these technologies on food security is not well understood. This study evaluated the impact of the IPM strategy on food security with the help of a two-wave panel household survey data collected in Machakos County in Kenya. A difference-in-difference model was fitted to the data of a randomly selected sample of 600 mango growing households. A seven-day recall was used to elicit per capita calorie intake, while a 30-day recall was used to measure household dietary diversity. A before-and-after intervention and withand-without (treatment and control) study design was utilized. The regression estimates indicate that fruit fly IPM use had a positive impact on per capita calorie intake but no significant effect on Household Dietary Diversity Index (HDDI) in comparison with the IPM non-users. This suggests that farmers using the fruit fly IPM technology benefit from income gains, and higher incomes improve the quantity of food consumed but not the diversity of the foods. This could be explained by a large share of the expenditure on food that was devoted to cereal staples such as maize, wheat, and rice as reported during the qualitative study. Other factors that had an effect on per capita calorie include the level of farm income, access to the extension services, wealth category and distance to agricultural input market and household size. This study recommends wider dissemination and upscaling of the fruit fly IPM strategy in mango producing regions to facilitate broader impacts on household-level food security.

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“…For example, in both countries, banana of the Cavendish dwarf cultivar is recognized as an important export crop, in addition to serving as a major source of food and nutrition security (Uazire et al. ; Horticultural Crops Development Authority [HCDA] ; Irungu ). It is cultivated across various regions by smallholder farmers on small family plots for subsistence use and on large commercial plantations for export.…”

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“…In Kenya and Mozambique, horticultural production is being viewed as a major source of export-led growth, and fruit exports has shown considerable potential for production and growth (Ekesi 2010). For example, in both countries, banana of the Cavendish dwarf cultivar is recognized as an important export crop, in addition to serving as a major source of food and nutrition security (Uazire et al 2008;Horticultural Crops Development Authority [HCDA] 2009;Irungu 2011). It is cultivated across various regions by smallholder farmers on small family plots for subsistence use and on large commercial plantations for export.…”

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Assessment of ripening stages of Cavendish dwarf bananas as host or non‐host to Bactrocera invadens

Cugala

Ekesi

Ambasse

et al. 2013

J Applied Entomology

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We assessed the infestation of Bactrocera invadens Drew Tsuruta & White on field‐collected Cavendish dwarf bananas of different ripening stages in Kenya and Mozambique. Of 5085 fruits collected in Kenya, B. invadens was reared from all ripening stages except bananas at the mature green stage. The highest level of fruit fly infestation was recorded from the ‘all yellow’ fruit ripening stage at 17% of which 401 B. invadens was recovered. In Mozambique, no fruit flies were recovered from a total of 169 fruits of different ripening stages sampled. Of 1349 culled Cavendish dwarf bananas sample, the highest number of fruit flies (518 B. invadens) was recovered from fruits that were precociously ripened. In field cage experiments conducted in Kenya and Mozambique, although oviposition wounds (101–587) were observed on green bananas after artificial infestation with 100–1000 gravid B. invadens females, no flies were recovered from fruits at the green stage of harvest maturity. Based on the results of these findings, mature green bananas of the Cavendish dwarf cultivar should be considered as a non‐host stage of maturity for B. invadens. However, bunches with precociously ripened fingers and with other damages such as cracks and splits, ant burns, abrasions, point bruise, tip rot or general decay should be carefully inspected before export and discarded because such damages can permit attack by B. invadens and pose the risk of inadvertent translocation of the insect during export.

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Contribution of Horticulture to Food Security in Kenya

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Production of High-Quality Tomato Seedlings in the Open Field Nurseries

Production of High-Quality Tomato Seedlings in the Open Field Nurseries

Impact of integrated fruit fly management strategy on food security among smallholder mango farmers in Kenya

Assessment of ripening stages of Cavendish dwarf bananas as host or non‐host to Bactrocera invadens

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