Emergent Value Chains For African Indigenous Vegetables And Food Security Participation Of Smallholders In Kenya

Author : Abel Benard Otieno
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783895749483
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emergent Value Chains for African Indigenous Vegetables and Food Security: Participation of Smallholders in Kenya written by Abel Benard Otieno and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elizaphan James Oburn Rao
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3736935684
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emerging high-value food chains and implications for rural households: The case of vegetable production in Kenya written by Elizaphan James Oburn Rao and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizaphan James Oburu Rao was born in Kisumu, Kenya in 1974. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from University of Goettingen where he worked as a research associate at the Chair of International Food Economics and Rural Development. The author holds a Masters degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Hohenheim, Germany, a Masters degree in International Cooperation Policy from Ritsu- meikan - Asia Pacifi c University, Japan and a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Economics from Egerton University, Kenya. This book presents an analysis of the rural development implications of emerging high-value chains in developing countries. The study uses data from a household survey of vegetable producers in Kenya and applies innovative analytical methods to evaluate impacts of farmer participation in high-value food chains on farm productivity and technical effi ciency. Impacts of supply chain modernization on household income and poverty as well as impacts on agricultural labor markets are also analyzed.

Author : Elizaphan James Oburu Rao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783869555683
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emerging High-value Food Chains and Implications for Rural Households written by Elizaphan James Oburu Rao and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anna Whitson Herforth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promotion of Traditional African Vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania written by Anna Whitson Herforth and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research was done in the context of an agricultural program promoting production, marketing, and consumption of traditional African vegetables (TAVs) in central Kenya (Kiambu district) and northern Tanzania (Arusha region). The study aims were (1) to evaluate the effect of the program on diet and nutrition of participating smallholder farmer households, and (2) to examine broader questions of how traditional knowledge and crop diversity are related to smallholder farmers' diet quality. Household surveys of 338 smallholder farmers were carried out at baseline and one year later. Data on agricultural production, marketing, nutrition knowledge, attitudes, medicinal uses of the TAVs, diet, preschool child weight, and household demographics were collected. Focus group discussions contributed information to interpret and expand upon conclusions from the survey. Program participation was significantly related to TAV consumption in both countries. Other factors predicting increased TAV consumption were acquired knowledge about medicinal value of the TAVs, increased production (in Kiambu), and more favorable attitudes (in Arusha). Reporting of medicinal use of the TAVs, for ailments such as anemia, was common and significantly predictive of TAV consumption, while knowledge about micronutrient content was not. Program participation was not independently associated with diet quality (measured primarily as dietary diversity and dietary variety), but it was associated with improved economic well-being, which was associated with increased food purchase diversity, which in turn was associated with better diet quality. Crop diversity was significantly associated with dietary diversity in both sites, and was more closely related to home food consumption than to purchased food consumption. Farmers used many varieties of the same crop for different purposes, and within-crop diversity was correlated with increased consumption of that crop. The program appeared to affect TAV consumption and factors related to overall diet. Agricultural programs may need to increase attention to crop diversity to reach the goal of improved food security for smallholder farmers in the sub-Saharan African context. Within-crop diversity may also have important consumption and nutritional effects. Nutrition behavior change efforts may be most successful if they build on pre-existing knowledge and practices, which may be more important consumption motivators than introduced knowledge.

Author : Mary Oyiela Onyango Abukutsa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789966923318
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Indigenous Vegetables in Kenya written by Mary Oyiela Onyango Abukutsa and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Vorley
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317068920
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regoverning Markets written by Bill Vorley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The internationalisation of food retailing and manufacturing that has swept through the agri-food system in industrialised countries is now moving into middle- and low-income countries with large rural populations, causing significant institutional changes that affect small producer agriculture and the livelihoods of rural communities the world over. Farmers and policy-makers are struggling to keep up with the wave of new demands being made on their supply chains by food manufacturers and retailers. In the process, new questions and challenges are arising: Can small-scale farmers organise to meet the demands of corporate giants? Should governments liberalise Foreign Direct Investment in the retail sector and expose numerous small shops to competition from multinationals? Can distribution systems be adapted to make markets work better for the poor? This book offers a contemporary look at what happens when the modernisation of food supply chains comes face to face with the livelihoods of rural and poor people. The authors are drawn from eighteen countries participating in the 'Regoverning Markets' programme, which aims to not only improve our understanding of the way modernisation and re-structuring of food supply chains is affecting food production and distribution systems, but also identify best-practice in involving small-scale producers in supermarket supply chains, and ascertain the barriers to inclusion which need to be removed. The book is aimed primarily at academics but will also appeal to practitioners in developing countries, civil servants, policy-makers and NGOs.

Author : David Neven
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Sustainable Food Value Chains written by David Neven and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2014 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using sustainable food value chain development (SFVCD) approaches to reduce poverty presents both great opportunities and daunting challenges. SFVCD requires a systems approach to identifying root problems, innovative thinking to find effective solutions and broad-based partnerships to implement programmes that have an impact at scale. In practice, however, a misunderstanding of its fundamental nature can easily result in value-chain projects having limited or non-sustainable impact. Furthermore, development practitioners around the world are learning valuable lessons from both failures and successes, but many of these are not well disseminated. This new set of handbooks aims to address these gaps by providing practical guidance on SFVCD to a target audience of policy-makers, project designers and field practitioners. This first handbook provides a solid conceptual foundation on which to build the subsequent handbooks. It (1) clearly defines the concept of a sustainable food value chain; (2) presents and discusses a development paradigm that integrates the multidimensional concepts of sustainability and value added; (3) presents, discusses and illustrates ten principles that underlie SFVCD; and (4) discusses the potential and limitations of using the value-chain concept in food-systems development. By doing so, the handbook makes a strong case for placing SFVCD at the heart of any strategy aimed at reducing poverty and hunger in the long run.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164540
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.

Author : Eric Tielkes
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3736980922
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropentag 2015 written by Eric Tielkes and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large quantities of water are appropriated to produce the feed annually consumed in global livestock production. Rising concerns about increasing competition for water resources and projected increase in demand for livestock products make it imperative to look for strategies to sustainably increase livestock production, with water being one key natural resource to consider. Using a combination of different datasets, a mechanistic livestock model, and a dynamic vegetation model, we estimate the annual consumptive water use (CWU) in the global livestock sector associated with crops and fodder cultivated on cropland and grazed biomass from pastures.

Author : Rebecca Kanter
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832531806
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local, Traditional and Indigenous Food Systems in the 21st Century to Combat Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change, 2nd edition written by Rebecca Kanter and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional and indigenous food systems have existed for centuries and were in balance with local food supplies, globally. However, between the mid 20th and early 21st century the green revolution dramatically altered food production, which in turn affected the inclusivity of traditional production systems within food systems and subsequently, traditional dietary intakes. This change was accompanied by lifestyle changes and spurred a global nutrition transition. Today the world faces a global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. A new call to action to create food systems that nourish people and sustain the planet is needed. Traditional and indigenous food systems have long been recognized as systems that can both support good human nutrition as well as maintain a balance with nature. There is an underutilized knowledge base around traditional and indigenous food systems. This includes the knowledge of nutritious species, traditional culinary preparations, and cultural practices. Greater agricultural production of underutilized species can result in more sustainable agricultural and food systems which can also help improve livelihoods and food security. Traditional and indigenous cultural practices with respect to both land and water management, as well as culinary practices, contribute to both sustainable food production and consumption. These practices require a greater evidence base in order to be incorporated into public health nutrition initiatives related to improving dietary quality, such as food-based dietary guidelines for example. An increased focus on the importance of local, traditional, and indigenous food systems and nutrition could therefore help countries to improve human nutrition and, ideally, help mitigate the global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. This Research Topic will focus on documenting diverse local food systems and promoting elements within them that can help improve nutrition and health – both human and planetary - in various ways including the livelihood development of knowledge holders.