Mopane worm (Imbrasia belina) and rural household food security in Limpopo province, South Africa

Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J. S.; Oppong, B. B.; Senyolo, Grany M.

doi:10.1007/s12571-015-0536-8

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“…Edible insects are receiving increasing attention for their posited role in current and future food security (Van Huis et al 2013;Van Huis 2015), but data on the present contribution of edible insects to household level food security in food-insecure regions are sparse (Kelemu et al 2015, but see Baiyegunhi et al 2016). We therefore used a mixed methods approach to assess who currently benefits from the harvest of shea caterpillars in southwestern Burkina Faso, what those benefits constitute, and how this impacts the overall food security status of households at risk.…”

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“…To measure perceptions of household food security during and outside of caterpillar season, we chose the HFIAS due to its sensitivity to food access, quantity and reported anxiety, its applicability to measuring food security at household level (Jones et al 2013), and its use in similar settings (Baiyegunhi et al 2016). We refined the questions for use in the Soumosso-Koba-Larama area with five local bilingual key informants to ensure that translated questions were accurate and contextually appropriate (following Coates et al 2007).…”

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“…Many edible insects are harvested from wild land, but others are found within agricultural systems and can be a valuable source of both nutrition and income for farmers (Payne and Van Itterbeeck 2017). Previous studies have shown that insects make a significant contribution to food security (Manditsera et al 2019;Baiyegunhi et al 2016), but many unanswered questions remain about whether this is due to their contribution to income or to household meals, and also how much this benefit extends beyond the time when insects are seasonally available.…”

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The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso

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Edible insects have been advocated as a means to combat food insecurity, which is prevalent in West Africa. In this study we look at the contribution of the shea caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, colloquially known as 'chitoumou', to the food security of smallholder households in rural southwestern Burkina Faso. We used a mixed methods approach to understand the relationship between caterpillar collection, consumption, and sale by smallholder households, and their seasonal food security status. We found that caterpillars are an important source of food and income for households, significantly increasing the household consumption of animal protein and, with shea nuts, representing the main income source for the majority of women. We also found that food security is higher during caterpillar season, and that household-level food security during this season can be predicted by the amount of caterpillars collected, consumed and sold. However, this relationship holds only during the caterpillar season, suggesting that the positive impact of caterpillars on food security is temporally limited. We conclude that the shea caterpillar is an example of an edible insect that is crucial for seasonal food security in a widespread agricultural system.

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The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso

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“…The household survey also included various independent variables that were used to describe the study groups and to explain the determinants of food security at the group level (Table 1). These variables were selected based on existing literature focusing on the multiple socioeconomic factors affecting rural household food security such as the gender of household head, family size, household income, household livelihoods, dependency ratio, (cultivated) land size and livestock ownership among others, for example, [33,[37][38][39] among several other studies.…”

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“…Household Step 3 uses the propensity score matching (PSM) approach in a binary treatment variable [47], to estimate the food security outcomes of involvement in smallholder-based rubber or oil palm production. Several recent studies have used the PSM approach to assess the impact of different agricultural interventions in Africa (e.g., see [38,[48][49][50][51]. We use the three most commonly adopted matching methods, that is, neighbor matching (NNM), caliper-based matching (CBM) and the kernel-based matching (KBM) [52,53] (see Supplementary Electronic Material for more details).…”

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Smallholder-Based Oil Palm and Rubber Production in the Forest Region of Guinea: An Exploratory Analysis of Household Food Security Outcomes

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The Guinean government has promoted the large-scale production of industrial crops such as oil palm and rubber through the Guinean Oil Palm and Rubber Company (SOGUIPAH). Smallholder-based production of these crops has also been promoted to boost rural development but the food security outcomes are unclear. This exploratory study assesses the food security outcomes of smallholder-based oil palm and rubber production at the household level using six standardized metrics of food security. We compare households involved in industrial crop production and households that only grow food crops under subsistence conditions through statistical tools such as Propensity Score Matching (PSM) and Endogenous Treatment Effect Regression (ETER). Overall, results suggest that oil palm and rubber smallholders perform better than subsistence farmers on metrics that capture perceptions of hunger and coping behaviors but perform worse for food diversity metrics. We hypothesize that this discrepancy can possibly be explained by the strong sense of security that steady income provides across time, which outweighs the shortcomings of diet diversity. The results of this exploratory study can inform the development of more detailed assessments of the food security outcomes of interventions implemented by SOGUIPAH in the area (and the mechanism through which these impacts emerge).

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The influence of Opuntia ficus‐indica on human livelihoods in Southern Africa

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Middleton

2022

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Societal Impact Statement Opuntia ficus‐indica, commonly known as prickly pear, is a widely distributed plant originating in central America. Its wide distribution and popularity as a cultivated plant are due to the sweetness of its fruits. Here, the role of O. ficus‐indica in the livelihoods of people in Limpopo Province, South Africa, was investigated. Roadside traders of prickly pear were surveyed 2019–2020 using paper‐based questionnaires and a convenience sampling strategy. Evidence of O. ficus‐indica trading as a means to generate income was uncovered. Notably, none of the traders knew about invasive species. Future studies should seek to understand the motivations of purchasers. The extent to which rural communities use this species for food security and poverty alleviation is not fully understood. Summary The Opuntia ficus‐indica (whose fruits are traded in South Africa) is a species that is classified according to the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004) Alien and Invasive Species (NEM:BA A&IS) regulations as an invasive species. This study sought to provide an understanding of the socio‐economic value of O. ficus‐indica and the characteristic profiles of the people who trade with O. ficus‐indica in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. A convenience sampling strategy was conducted along trading roads in Limpopo province, and the data were collected by surveying traders' attitudes toward the prickly pear trade using questionnaires. Our findings show that at the time of sampling 72 traders participated in prickly pear trading along the roadside. Unemployment is cited as the primary reason for their involvement in trading. O. Ficus‐indica is an important fruit for rural communities in Limpopo province. It helps communities living below the poverty line to generate income and to support their livelihoods. Our study highlights the need for the establishment of a Prickly Pear Traders' Agency in order to promote the trade of O. ficus‐indica as a measure to generate income, alleviate poverty, and ensure food security. The paper concludes with recommendations for local government support for O. ficus‐indica traders through the formalization of the trade and through monetary support.

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Mopane worm (Imbrasia belina) and rural household food security in Limpopo province, South Africa

Cited by 33 publications

References 22 publications

The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso

The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso

Smallholder-Based Oil Palm and Rubber Production in the Forest Region of Guinea: An Exploratory Analysis of Household Food Security Outcomes

The influence of Opuntia ficus‐indica on human livelihoods in Southern Africa

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