Food insecurity: challenges of agricultural extension in developing countries

Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa

“…In the study areas, bananas are a major food and income source and can hence ensure food and cash income; cassava is a food security crop because it is more resilient to weather patterns and it stores as a tuber in the soil, and post‐harvest technologies guarantee both food security and value addition (Macharia et al., ). Our findings are consistent with the notion that farmers prioritize adoption of technologies that ensure food security and cash income (Maiangwa et al., ), especially if the technologies are disseminated along with delivery of extension or training services. For example, government extension services delivered through farmer groups have been found to improve both food security (Wendland and Sills, ; Fisher and Lewin, ) and in some cases, crop income (Okoboi et al., ).…”

“…Third, CIALCA disseminated technologies through farmer groups. Farmer groups play an important role in knowledge and information management and sharing through regular meetings in which they determine information that is important to them (Maiangwa et al., ). The combination of these effects may explain why CIALCA has a slightly stronger effect than government extension systems, and a much stronger effect than other NGO extension programs on reducing the adoption lag.…”

Tribal and Non-Tribal Farmers’ Land Rights and Food Security Promotion in Telangana

“…To increase agricultural productivity in the tribal and non-tribal villages of Telangana, it is necessary to understand the obstacles of agricultural production as well as productivity growth in agriculture in that region. Inadequate access to water and difficulties for promoting irrigation investment, insufficient access to credit from public administration and private markets, underdeveloped rural infrastructures and, above all, limited land rights are known to be major constraints in ensuring food security (Ivanic & Martin, 2008;Maiangwa et al, 2010). According to the obtained results, some of these issues related to food insecurity are reported in most tribal and non-tribal villages analysed in this study.…”

Adaptive Livelihood Strategies among Households after the Closure of Fluorspar Mining Company in Keiyo South Sub-County, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya

“…After reduced income, some household changed the type of school, changed health sources and reducing recreational activities. Maiangwa et al [9] who asserts that after losing of current source of income the households would adopt low-risk, immediate and low-return agricultural and other income-generating strategies.…”