Road Network and Household Food Security in Acholi Sub Region, Northern  Uganda: A Pragmatic Perspective

Namubiru, Margaret; Nsambu, Fredrick Kijjambu; Ngaka, Willy; Rwakihembo, John

doi:10.47672/jde.954

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“…Although food security is a multidimensional concept, studies have considered different aspects during the evaluation studies. For example, Namubiru, Ngaka, and Picho, (2018) adopt food security as a single dimension without explicitly focusing on its pillars. Other studies have focused on one of the food security pillars like food access (e.g., Olumuyiwa & Kayode, 2016) or utilization, chiefly assessed in terms of nutrition (e.g., Parlasca et al, 2020;Sekabira & Qaim, 2017).…”

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“…These variations in results depend on different conditions. For instance, in Uganda, Namubiru et al (2018) established that utilizing mobile phones to access agricultural information improved the food security status of some households by only 38% due to the low utilization of the technologies. On the other hand, Sekabira and Qaim (2017) attribute nutrition improvements in the rural Uganda farm households to income and gender equality increases.…”

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Assessing the contribution of the Adhoc crop health surveillance tool on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Uganda

Nameere‐Kivunike

Gamukama

Nakatumba‐Nabende

et al. 2022

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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One of the perennial causes of food insecurity in Sub‐Saharan African countries is crop pests and diseases that affect agricultural production. To address this concern in Uganda, a mobile phone crowdsourcing Adhoc surveillance tool, Adsurv, was deployed and used by smallholder farmers. Adsurv is a crop health surveillance and monitoring mobile application that facilitates diagnosing and managing crop pests and diseases. Existing literature has examined the impacts of mobile technologies on food security or livelihoods in isolation, but has not conducted a holistic assessment of both. This study on the other hand aimed at assessing the contribution Adsurv made towards improved food security and livelihood assets of the smallholder farmers, which were not fully understood. The study contributes to applying the sustainable livelihood framework (SLF) as theory in evaluating Mobile for Development (M4D) initiatives. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was further adopted to facilitate the development of a hierarchical assessment model of the multidimensional food security and livelihood aspects using data collected from 56 out of the targeted 70 participants. Results show that Adsurv mainly contributed towards food availability rather than utilization or access. These gains mostly enhanced the human assets of the smallholder farmers, empowering them with skills that positively impacted all other assets to support the attainment of sustainable livelihoods. The implication of these results in both research and practice is the need for further research trials, which will motivate farmers to recognize the importance of the nutritional value of food in their agronomic practices.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Current Trends and Developments In Mobile Technology Adoptio...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the contribution of the Adhoc crop health surveillance tool on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Uganda

Nameere‐Kivunike

Gamukama

Nakatumba‐Nabende

et al. 2022

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Could measuring factors other than a lack of financial resources help in achieving the zero hunger goal

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McFadden,

Phipps

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The second Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger, defined by the United Nations, broadly focuses on several dimensions of food access and availability, including measures of hunger and undernourishment, food insecurity, and malnutrition. Progress toward the Zero Hunger goal is monitored using indicators like the Prevalence of Undernourishment and the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity. These indicators are widely regarded as accurately portraying the underlying phenomena of concern. There are, however, other considerations one may want to include when considering the broader food system, including the role of food access and sovereignty in the rural areas of low-income countries. This paper reviews measurements of food insecurity and reflects on how food access and sovereignty may improve food security and, conversely, how it may impede advances toward alleviating food insecurity. These considerations can be helpful in tracking the need and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger.

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Road Network and Household Food Security in Acholi Sub Region, Northern Uganda: A Pragmatic Perspective

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Assessing the contribution of the Adhoc crop health surveillance tool on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Uganda

Assessing the contribution of the Adhoc crop health surveillance tool on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Uganda

Could measuring factors other than a lack of financial resources help in achieving the zero hunger goal

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