Urban agricultural activities, a food system resilience strategy during COVID-19 in Haiti

Paul, Bénédique

doi:10.21323/2618-9771-2022-5-4-327-336

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“…Agricultural production declined sharply, partly because of labor shortage and labor price competition issues 2 . As a result, 4.9 out of the 12 million Haitians were facing food insecurity in 2022 15 , 16 .…”

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Farmer typology and drivers of agricultural mechanization use in Haiti

Paul,

Régis

2024

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Agricultural mechanization is recognized as an important technology to increase agricultural productivity, face labor shortages, and reduce post-harvest loss. However, variations among farms’ characteristics and agricultural production systems suggest adopting a targeted strategy in mechanization programs for farmers. This research aimed to answer the following questions in the particular case of Haiti: are there different types of smallholder farmers in terms of mechanization use and socio-economic characteristics? What types of mechanization are used by farmers, and what drives their use among different types of farmers? What are the different types of farms in terms of mechanization use? We used typology construction methodology (principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA)) for a sample of 637 farmers and have identified four different clusters of farmers according to the characteristics of the farms they managed: “Little rain-fed farms” (cluster 1), “Little lowlands farms” (cluster 2), “Medium-sized farms in irrigated plains” (cluster 3), and “Large fragmented mountain farms”. Farms in cluster 3 were those who used more agricultural mechanization, and the results of multinomial logistic regression (MNLR) model revealed that the significant drivers of this use were location, access to credit and low food security status. Mechanization use of farms in clusters 1 and 4 was distinctively driven by saving behavior and off-farm income, respectively. In the pooled sample, the drivers of mechanization were: regions or location, age of the farmers, irrigation, livestock, access to credit, off-farm income and food security status. This study contributes to the literature by testing new drivers of agricultural mechanization such as food security status, and off-farm income. The findings can be used to design appropriate mechanization strategies to increase productivity and face labor price/scarcity challenges. They suggest that mechanization policies should focus on agricultural equipment that are adapted to the specificities of the production systems of each farm type, and strengthen access to credit. Otherwise, mechanization will be predominantly used only in irrigated lowlands.

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Farmer typology and drivers of agricultural mechanization use in Haiti

Paul,

Régis

2024

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Food security, food waste and food sharing: The conceptual analysis

Bakharev,

Mityashin,

Stepanova

2023

Food systems

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Authors emphasize that food in the modern world is becoming less accessible due to the present global economic, geopolitical and climatic situation. At the same time a large share of food produced in the world goes to waste. It means that there is a need to implement tools that could provide people with access to food and reduce amount of food waste. Food sharing, a novel tool of collaborative food consumption, can be used to solve this problem. The paper introduces the concept of distributive food sharing and describes its different types. A description of the present state of distributive food sharing in Russia. We state that the environment for development of distributive food sharing in Russia is not favorable. The main conclusion of the article is the need to create conditions for the development of the concept of food sharing to provide those in need with food and minimize waste.

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The ecosystem of vertical farms: A conceptual framework

Dovganeva,

Katrashova,

Kirillova

2024

Food systems

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The article discusses the prospects of creating vertical farms as a modern eco-friendly solution to increase the productivity of the agro-industrial complex. Throughout the work, the authors justify the need to switch from the old model of food security to a new one, which is based on innovative agricultural technologies. In particular, the nature of vertical farms, their organization models, as well as their relevance for the “smart city” concept are considered. The paper discusses the ecosystem of vertical farms and the role of various stakeholders. The importance of vertical farms for digital transformation of agriculture is demonstrated.

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Urban agricultural activities, a food system resilience strategy during COVID-19 in Haiti

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

Farmer typology and drivers of agricultural mechanization use in Haiti

Farmer typology and drivers of agricultural mechanization use in Haiti

Food security, food waste and food sharing: The conceptual analysis

The ecosystem of vertical farms: A conceptual framework

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