Valorizing staple crop residues through mushroom production to improve food security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Kazige, Orthence K.; Chuma, Géant Basimine; Lusambya, Annifa S.; Mondo, Jean M.; Balezi, Alphonse Z.; Mapatano, Sylvain; Mushagalusa, Gustave Nachigera

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100285

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“…Most of the studies were nRCT studies ( n = 10), including pre-post intervention studies ( n = 6) ( 43 – 48 ), cross-sectional studies with two groups’ comparisons ( n = 3) ( 49 – 51 ), and longitudinal pre-post and delayed intervention ( n = 1) ( 52 ). Two included studies were RCTs ( 41 , 53 ).…”

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“…Strategies used in the six studies reporting agricultural interventions included agricultural education of farmers (43,(49)(50)(51)(52), preparing and improving soil and seeds (43,52), promoting and supporting gardening/harvesting by honoring and utilizing traditional skills and local culture (51), community gardening (43), improving household income (48), and using agroecological and sustainable farming practices (49,50,52). Agroecological projects harnessed local resources and used a farmer-to-farmer knowledgesharing approach to train smallholder farmers on applying agroecological practices to improve agricultural productivity and household nutrition.…”

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“…In four studies, locally trained enumerators completed the questionnaires in the local language (41,49,50,52) (46,48), community group staff (43), trained tribal collaborators (53), rural Eastern Ethiopian communities, female operators, community volunteers (41), Eat Smart Move More (46), residents, and social service agencies (47).…”

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Community-based participatory interventions to improve food security: A systematic review

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IntroductionThis systematic review aimed to evaluate community-based participatory (CBP) interventions to improve food security and/or its dimensions to highlight the scope and characteristics of interventions and extract the characteristics of effective interventions.MethodsThe electronic databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, were searched from 1980 to 30 August 2022 for relevant studies. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster randomized controlled trials (cRCTs), controlled before and after studies (CBAs), non-randomized controlled trials (nRCT), and interrupted time series (ITS) studies to identify the community-based participatory interventions. The indicators of food and nutrition security into four dimensions, as well as food insecurity measured as score and/or prevalence of food insecurity based on validated perception-based measures were considered outcome. Two reviewers independently evaluated the studies for eligibility, extracted data, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included studies using the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP). The quality of included reports was categorized as strong (when there were no weak ratings), moderate (when one factor was rated as weak), or weak (when two or more factors were rated as weak). A descriptive analysis of the findings was performed.ResultsA total of twelve studies were included. The quality of all eligible studies (n = 12) was rated as moderate/weak. Most CBP interventions were guided by formative research (n = 9, 75%). Two main groups for utilized strategies were identified: agricultural and nutrition strategies. Agricultural strategies included agricultural education, preparing and improving soil and seeds, promoting and supporting gardening/harvesting utilizing traditional skills based on the local culture, and agroecological practices. Nutrition strategies included store and shopping programs, farmers’ markets, fresh fruit and vegetable programs, nutrition education programs for mothers, and food vouchers. The main outcomes improved in the CBP interventions were food security (n = 2) and its dimensions, including availability (n = 3), access (n = 5), and utilization (n = 2). All agroecological practices achieved statistically significant outcomes in the intended food security target(s). However, nutritional interventions were not effective for some access components such as mean adequacy ratio, fruit and vegetable intake, and nutrition environment of the stores. No studies evaluated stability outcome components of food security.DiscussionCBP interventions guided by formative research data and agroecological practices were promising strategies to improve food security and its dimensions. Insufficient data on the stability components of food security and weak design studies were the considerable gaps in the research evidence reviewed. More research employing randomized experimental designs with adequate sample size and high retention rates is required.Systematic review registration[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/], identifier [CRD42020189477].

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“…Koutrotsios et al (2017) studied 16 strains of P. ostreatus under the same conditions, using pasteurized wheat straw as a substrate, and all of them completed colonization in 18 days, similar to the results obtained in the present work. Photos: Lorena Vieira Bentolila de Aguiar Kazige et al (2022) evaluated Pleurotus ostreatus when cultivated in corn, bean and cassava residues and obtained better results when the fungus was cultivated in a substrate based on corn residues and combined with cow manure as an additive. This demonstrates the importance of studying waste available close to where production occurs and the reuse of waste from harvesting and processing in the production of mushrooms, which can increase economic gains.…”

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Growth of different strains of Pleurotus ostreatus in lignocellulosic biomasses

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Agro-industrial waste has been widely applied in bioprocesses, among which fungiculture has been highlighted for its ability to transform waste into value-added products. Thus, this study observed two strains (474 and 572) of Pleurotus ostreatus when cultivated in residues of pineapple crown, açaí seeds and mixture of pineapple crowns and açaí seeds, and evaluated the colonization of the substrates, formation of structures and quantity of mushrooms produced. In all the substrates, it was possible to observe complete colonization, with the emergence of primordia up to 20 days. In the treatments with the 474 strain, only in the pineapple crown substrate were there three flushes of production, while in the açaí seeds and pineapple crowns and açaí seeds, there were only two flushes. As for strain 542, all treatments showed three flushes. The pineapple crown substrate provided greater production of basidiocarps (fresh mass) in strains 474 and 542. Therefore, the capacity of adaptation and development of P. ostreatus strains in different substrates was evidenced, since mushrooms were produced with characteristics similar to those reported in the literature.

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“…(1) Improving mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) production cultivated on staple crop residues including banana, cassava, common bean, and maize [188], (2) Utilizing fruit waste substrates (peels of avocado, orange, and pineapple) in mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii and P. ostreatus) production [189], (3) Using hulls of faba bean as substrate for mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) cultivation and for animal feed production [190], (4) Producing spawns from banana leaf-midribs for cultivation of oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) mushrooms [191], (5) Integrating mushroom cultivation and production in a circular agro-system into food chains [192], and (6) Using spent mushroom compost of mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens and A. bisporus) for cultivation of lettuce, tomato, and/or cucumber in a sustainable system in the same container under greenhouse conditions [193].…”

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A Comparative Photographic Review on Higher Plants and Macro-Fungi: A Soil Restoration for Sustainable Production of Food and Energy

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The Kingdom of Plantae is considered the main source of human food, and includes several edible and medicinal plants, whereas mushrooms belong to the Kingdom of fungi. There are a lot of similar characteristics between mushrooms and higher plants, but there are also many differences among them, especially from the human health point of view. The absences of both chlorophyll content and the ability to form their own food are the main differences between mushrooms and higher plants. The main similar attributes found in both mushrooms and higher plants are represented in their nutritional and medicinal activities. The findings of this review have a number of practical implications. A lot of applications in different fields could be found also for both mushrooms and higher plants, especially in the bioenergy, biorefinery, soil restoration, and pharmaceutical fields, but this study is the first report on a comparative photographic review between them. An implication of the most important findings in this review is that both mushrooms and plants should be taken into account when integrated food and energy are needed. These findings will be of broad use to the scientific and biomedical communities. Further investigation and experimentation into the integration and production of food crops and mushrooms are strongly recommended under different environmental conditions, particularly climate change.

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Valorizing staple crop residues through mushroom production to improve food security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Cited by 13 publications

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Community-based participatory interventions to improve food security: A systematic review

Community-based participatory interventions to improve food security: A systematic review

Growth of different strains of Pleurotus ostreatus in lignocellulosic biomasses

A Comparative Photographic Review on Higher Plants and Macro-Fungi: A Soil Restoration for Sustainable Production of Food and Energy

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