Participatory and inclusive agrobiodiversity approaches for better nutrition outcomes: Lessons from Tanzania and Uganda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.donorAustrian Development Agency
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierBeatrice Ekesa: 0000-0002-2630-258X
cg.creator.identifierDeborah Nabuuma: 0000-0001-7055-2597
cg.creator.identifierAndrea Fongar: 0000-0003-2084-1571
cg.creator.identifierCharles Staver: 0000-0002-4532-6077
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatBIODIVERSITY
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFARMING SYSTEMS
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatGENDER AND EQUITY
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatHOME GARDENS
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatNUTRITION
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatPARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
dc.contributor.authorEkesa, Beatrice
dc.contributor.authorNabuuma, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorFongar, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorKalyango, Francis
dc.contributor.authorNkuba, Domina
dc.contributor.authorMpiira, Sam
dc.contributor.authorStaver, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-29T09:04:06Zen
dc.date.available2023-11-29T09:04:06Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134790
dc.titleParticipatory and inclusive agrobiodiversity approaches for better nutrition outcomes: Lessons from Tanzania and Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractIntegrated and complementary approaches in sectors such as the food system, agriculture, and public health are important in the alleviation of food insecurity and malnutrition. Smallholder farming households are a vulnerable group that continue to face food insecurity, malnutrition, poverty, and are also pivotal to food production in developing countries. Gender and nutrition are intrinsically linked, for example, women are disproportionately affected by malnutrition. Through participatory experimentation with rural smallholder farming households in Bukoba, Tanzania and Kiboga, Uganda to increase agrobiodiversity-based production and dietary options for infants and young children and local learning alliances for stakeholder engagement and capacity building, the following were realised: • Participatory identification and selection of agrobiodiversity options contributed to their adoption in the farming systems. Promotion of agrobiodiversity and provision of seed was backed by training and support visits facilitated adoption and utilisation. • Increase in dietary diversity at the household- and child-levels, especially an increase in DGLV and vitamin A-rich roots and tubers. This was supported by adoption and utilisation of the agrobiodiversity options by households, capacity building, and a showcase of the link between child diet, health, and growth to the farmers. • Use of a household approach that integrated both men and women led to increased engagement of men throughout the project from providing support to the participating wives, participating in thematic meetings and child growth monitoring, management and/or supportive decision making regarding the agrobiodiversity options.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEkesa, B.; Nabuuma, D.; Fongar, A.; Kalyango, F.; Nkuba, D.; Mpiira, S.; Staver, C. (2022) Participatory and inclusive agrobiodiversity approaches for better nutrition outcomes: Lessons from Tanzania and Uganda. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, 2022. 31 p.en
dcterms.extent31 p.
dcterms.issued2022
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectagrobiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectparticipatory approachesen
dcterms.subjectnutrition securityen
dcterms.typeReport

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