Cultivating continuity and creating change: Women's home garden practices in northeastern Thailand

Moreno‐Black, Geraldine; Somnasang, Prapimporn; Thamathawan, Sompong

doi:10.1007/bf01538222

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“…Collectively, the ecological potential, economic status, and social elements influence the presence of food and non-food crops and animals in the garden [28,53]. Additionally, Moreno-Black and colleagues [54] identified that limitations resulting from factors such as opportunities for off-farm employment and family structure as well as local customs influence the development and composition of the gardens.…”

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Home gardens: a promising approach to enhance household food security and wellbeing

2013

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With the global population expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050, there is a continuous need to increase food production and buffer stocks. In this scenario, countries around the world, especially developing countries where the pervasiveness of hunger and food scarcity is more acute, are resorting to various counter strategies to meet the growing demand and to avert food insecurity and famine. Over the recent years there has been growing interest to strengthen and intensify local food production in order to mitigate the adverse effect of global food shocks and food price volatilities. Consequently, there is much attention towards home gardens as a strategy to enhance household food security and nutrition. Home gardens are an integral part of local food systems and the agricultural landscape of developing countries all over the world and have endured the test of time. Through a rigorous literature review, this paper first examines definitions and characteristics of home gardens and then provides a global review of their social, economic, and environmental contributions to communities in various socio-economic contexts. Many of the compositions on home gardens share research and experiences of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These studies recognize positive impacts of home gardens towards addressing food insecurity and malnutrition as well as providing additional benefits such as income and livelihood opportunities for resource-poor families and delivering a number of ecosystem services. However, only a handful of case studies were found on post-crisis settings. While providing a general overview of some of these studies, this review investigates the home garden experiences of post-conflict Sri Lanka, where home gardening has been practiced for centuries. While emphasizing multiple benefits, we also highlight constraints to home garden food production. In conclusion, we emphasize the need for more research and empirical data to appraise the role of home gardens in crisis and post-crisis situations, as well as assessing their economic value and their impacts on food security, nutrition, economic growth, and gender issues.

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Home gardens: a promising approach to enhance household food security and wellbeing

2013

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“…Women were reported as being mainly responsible for the maintenance of the urban-lot gardens in both neighborhoods and this finding can explain, at least partially, the high number of ornamental plants as women develop greater involvement in the cultivation of ornamental plants than do men (Eichemberg et al 2009). According to Moreno-Black et al (1996), the fact of women be mainly responsible for decisions concerning species, planting, care and use of the products in the home garden area is related to the home garden be a source of fresh plants and vegetables that are used for home consumption and women are who cook for the families. Notwithstanding, aside from the material benefits, home gardens are important to women because they are related to their domestic duties, labor patterns, productive decisions, aesthetic sensibilities and cultural roles (Howard 2006).…”

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“…Thus, house-lot gardens are a way for women to manifest specialized knowledge and skills without competing with men (Howard 2006). Besides choosing the species that will be planted and cared for in the urban-lot gardens, women often tolerate species that grow spontaneously in their gardens, especially if they are useful (Moreno-Black et al 1996), which contributes to the high plant richness in these areas.…”

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Urban ethnobotany: a case study in neighborhoods of different ages in Chapecó, Santa Catarina State

2017

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Th e study of urban home gardens is still a current gap in knowledge in Brazilian ethnobotany researches, especially in the south of Brazil. Th is study was carried out to survey the species composition of plants in urban residential home gardens of two neighborhoods in the municipality of Chapecó (state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil): an older neighborhood created prior to the 1950s, and a younger neighborhood created in the decade 1970-1980. It was hypothesized that the home gardens in the older neighborhood would be larger and have greater species richness than those in the younger neighborhood. Data from 10 home gardens in each neighborhood were collected through semi-structured interviews. Th e plants cited by interviewees were classifi ed as used for alimentary, medicinal and/ or ornamental purposes. A total of 372 plant species (256 in the older neighborhood and 248 in the younger one) were recorded. Th e two neighborhoods diff ered in the size of their home gardens, but had similar species richness. Th e high species richness of plants cultivated for alimentary, medicinal and ornamental purposes in both Chapecó neighborhoods indicates that these spaces are an important resource for food, subsistence and well-being.

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“…They are multispecies mixed agroecosystems. 5 The term "home garden" refers to the traditional land use practices around a living house where several species of plants are planted and maintained by the members of the household which their products mainly consumed by house owners. 6 It is known that home growing herbs and medicinal plants are socio-culturally important values for local communities.…”

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Home Garden Herbs and Medicinal Plants of Lefke, Cyprus

Gökçebağ¹,

Özden²

2017

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The objective of this study was to record edible herbs and fruits derived from home gardens in Lefke, Cyprus and in addition to determine the local residents' knowledge of medicinal uses of home growing plants within their home gardens. This study was performed in old Turkish Cypriot town Lefke, Cyprus. During the surveys between November 2016 and February 2017 the fruit and edible herb production was documented and standard interviews were performed with garden owners. A total number of nine herb and 20 fruit tree species were determined during the surveys. The most widely used herb was mint (Menhta spicata L.) followed by Origanum (Origanum majorona L.). Almost all home garden owners were aware of the health benefits of mint. The most widely used fruits were lemons (Citrus x limon) and oranges (Citrus x aurantium). The residents were aware of the Vitamin C content and health benefits of these fruits. However, almost all recorded fruit species were used for culinary purposes rather than their medicinal uses. Through this research, the role of Cypriot home gardens for traditionally grown herb and fruit plants and their effect on cultural-ecological socialization as well as their health benefits were determined.

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Cultivating continuity and creating change: Women's home garden practices in northeastern Thailand

Cited by 47 publications

References 23 publications

Home gardens: a promising approach to enhance household food security and wellbeing

Home gardens: a promising approach to enhance household food security and wellbeing

Urban ethnobotany: a case study in neighborhoods of different ages in Chapecó, Santa Catarina State

Home Garden Herbs and Medicinal Plants of Lefke, Cyprus

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