Plant diversity in homegardens in a socio-economic and agro-ecological context

Kehlenbeck, Katja; Arifin, Hadi Susilo; Maass, Brigitte L.

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“…Home gardens can be a form of agroforestry (Kehlenbeck et al 2007), and may be an important pathway through which agroforestry could contribute to nutrition . A recent paper by Cerda et al (2014) using yield and crop use information for cacao agroforestry systems in multiple Central American countries concluded that diversity in canopy trees is associated with increased fruit available for home consumption.…”

Section: Forests and Tree-based Systemsmentioning

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Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape

Thilsted²,

et al. 2015

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This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and diversified diets in developing countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how wild and cultivated biodiversity in all forms is related to healthy diets and nutrition, and examine how economic factors, knowledge and social norms interact with availability of biodiversity to influence both production and consumption choices. The paper identifies areas where evidence is lacking and ways to build synergies between nutrition-sensitive approaches and efforts to ensure sustainability of food systems and the natural environment.

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Section: Forests and Tree-based Systemsmentioning

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Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape

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“…Wild and cultivated fruit tree species are largely represented in home gardens, which are complex and diverse types of agroforestry systems, maintained by household members mostly for subsistence production, found in many tropical regions, and supplying produce to an estimated 1 billion people [27]. They are constituted by a plot of land surrounding a homestead, and present a mixture of annual and perennial plant species arranged in a multi-layered vertical structure, often in combination with livestock [153]. They generally serve as a complement to staple crop fields by producing a variety of nutritious food products, including fruits and vegetables from cultivated and wild forest species [153].…”

Section: Adapting Management Of Forests and Trees To Account For Forementioning

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“…They are constituted by a plot of land surrounding a homestead, and present a mixture of annual and perennial plant species arranged in a multi-layered vertical structure, often in combination with livestock [153]. They generally serve as a complement to staple crop fields by producing a variety of nutritious food products, including fruits and vegetables from cultivated and wild forest species [153]. It has been argued that home garden interventions can be highly effective for improving micronutrient intake [3,154].…”

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The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets

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Abstract:With the growing demands from a population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it is unclear how our current global food system will meet future food needs. Ensuring that all people have access to adequate and nutritious food produced in an environmentally and socio-culturally sustainable manner is one of the greatest challenges of our time. -Sustainable diets‖ have been proposed as a multidimensional framework to address the need for nutritious and adequate food in the context of the many challenges facing the world today: reducing poverty and hunger, improving environmental health, enhancing human well-being and health, and strengthening local food networks, sustainable livelihoods and cultural heritage. This paper examines the contribution of forests and trees to sustainable diets, covering among others, nutritional, cultural, environmental and provisioning aspects. The literature reviewed highlight major opportunities to strengthen the contribution of forest and tree foods to sustainable diets. However, several constraints need to be removed. They relate to: cultural aspects, sustainable use of non-wood forest products, organization of forest food provisioning, limited knowledge of forest food composition, challenges in adapting management of forests and trees to account for forest foods, and in integrating forest biodiversity into complex landscapes managed for multiple benefits. Finally, the paper identifies research OPEN ACCESS Sustainability 2013, 5 4798 gaps and makes recommendations to enhance the contribution of forest foods to sustainable diets through increased awareness and better integration of information and knowledge on nutritious forest foods into national nutrition strategies and programs.

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“…Genetic diversity in home gardens is explained by a complex interaction among home garden structure, agro-ecological conditions, and socio-economic factors (Kehlenbeck et al 2007). The most studied variable associated with species diversity has been the distance between home gardens and markets.…”

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“…Studies worldwide show that home gardens contribute to the nutrition and food security of rural communities (Kehlenbeck et al 2007). Because of their species richness and diversity of cultivated varieties, these agroecosystems offer families an assortment of essential nutrients, which contribute to the prevention of micronutrient deficiencies, especially in early childhood (Arimond andRuel 2004, Frison et al 2011).…”

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Food plants in home gardens of the Middle Magdalena basin of Colombia

Villa¹,

García²

2017

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Home gardens are important reservoirs of agricultural diversity essential to support food security in rural communities. In this paper, we describe the richness and composition of species and varieties of plants used for food in home gardens of the municipality of San Pablo in the Middle Magdalena Basin of Colombia, and discuss its possible relations with a set of socio-economic and structural variables. A survey was conducted in 20 home gardens where semi structured questionnaires were administered to the head of each household, and all plants used as food were recorded. The physical characteristics of the home gardens varied widely. Farmers' ages varied between 28-90 years and the most frequent level of schooling was primary education. In total, 75 species represented by 162 varieties were found. Plantains (Musa x paradisiaca), mangos (Mangifera indica), guavas (Psidium guajava) and cassavas (Manihot esculenta) were the most diverse and frequent crops across gardens. The mean number of species per home garden was 17.5 (SD = 7.1), ranging from 6 to 33. On average 48% of the species recorded were fruits, followed by spices (17%), roots and tubers (12%) and vegetables (9%). Significant correlations were found between food plant richness and farmers' ages (r s = 0.461, p = 0.04) and food plant richness and number of family members (rs = -0.487, p = 0.03). Home gardens of San Pablo are important regional agrobiodiversity reservoirs that support families' nutrition.Key words. Agrobiodiversity, family farming, food security, ethnobotany. RESUMENLas huertas familiares son importantes reservorios de diversidad agrícola esenciales para sostener la seguridad alimentaria de las comunidades rurales. En este artículo se describe la riqueza y la composición de especies y variedades de plantas usadas para alimentación en huertas familiares del municipio de San Pablo, Magdalena Medio de Colombia; y se discuten sus posibles relaciones con un grupo de variables socioeconómicas y estructurales. El estudio se llevó a cabo en 20 huertas, donde se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a las personas cabeza de familia y se registraron todas las plantas alimenticias. Las características físicas de las huertas variaron ampliamente. La edad de los propietarios varió entre 28-90 años y el nivel de educación más frecuente fue la primaria. En total se encontraron 75 especies representadas en 162 variedades. Los cultivos más diversos y frecuentes en las huertas fueron plátanos (Musa x paradisiaca), mangos (Mangifera indica), guayabas (Psidium guajava) y yucas (Manihot esculenta). El número promedio de especies por huerta fue de 17,5 (DE = 7,1), con un intervalo entre 6 y 33. En promedio el 48% de las especies fueron frutas, seguidas por raíces y tubérculos (16%), verduras (11%) y especias (9%). Por otro lado, se encontró una correlación significativa entre la riqueza de plantas alimenticias y la edad del agricultor (r s = 0,461, p = 0,04) y el número de miembros de la familia (rs = -0,487, p = 0,03). Las huertas familiares de San...

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Plant diversity in homegardens in a socio-economic and agro-ecological context

Cited by 52 publications

References 23 publications

Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape

Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape

The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets

Food plants in home gardens of the Middle Magdalena basin of Colombia

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