Does joint agricultural decision-making improve food security among smallholder farmers?

Mohammed, Kamaldeen; Batung, Evans; Kansanga, Moses Mosonsieyiri; Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson; Luginaah, Isaac

doi:10.1080/19376812.2022.2063140

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“…The data also indicated that married respondents expressed the highest interest to farm the grubs, should there be ready market and efficient techniques for their mass rearing, compared to widowed or single respondents. This corroborates the notion that joint decision-making generally has higher positive outcomes than households that practice sole decision-making 46 .…”

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Socio-cultural practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed in western Kenya

Wanjala,

Orinda,

Nyongesah

et al. 2023

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We examined the socio-cultural practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed in western Kenya by interviewing 211 randomly selected households and conducting seven focus group discussions in Bungoma, Kakamega, Busia, and Trans Nzoia counties. The grubs were used as food and feed in ~ 39% and 78% of the households, respectively. The perceived benefits of the grubs for human consumption were nutritiousness and no linkage to allergies. The grubs were perceived to enhance animal weight gain and increase poultry egg laying. They were also perceived to recycle nutrients from organic waste, and clean the environment. Toasting and roasting were the dominant methods of preparing the grubs. Lack of knowledge on the grub nutritional benefits and stigma were key deterrents to their consumption. About 66% of the respondents expressed willingness to farm the grubs if the market and rearing protocols are available. Almost 98% of the respondents lacked knowledge of the beetle biology, indicating limited capacity to conserve them. The practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed differed across counties and by gender, age, marital status and education level. Strategies for sustainable use of the grubs as food and feed have been proposed and new research directions highlighted.

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confidence: 85%

Socio-cultural practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed in western Kenya

Wanjala,

Orinda,

Nyongesah

et al. 2023

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“…35 . These workers, historically exploited and still facing significant social inequalities, endure routine long working hours, exposure to various pesticides and heavy metals, and vulnerability to weather conditions, among other hazards 15,23,24 . Such conditions increase their susceptibility to work-related accidents, diseases, and health issues 7,36,37 .…”

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“…Agricultural workers represent a distinct labor group that frequently handles pesticides and heavy metals, endures long working hours, and performs intense physical labor. Numerous studies have examined the adverse health effects on agricultural workers, focusing on chronic diseases such as neoplasms 13,14,15,16 , cardiovascular diseases 17,18,19 , degenerative diseases 20,21,22 , and common mental disorders 15,23,24 . Additionally, acute effects, including work accidents 25 and exogenous intoxications 16,26,27 are well-documented.…”

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Proportional Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Due to Liver Diseases among Agricultural Workers, Brazil, 2017 to 2022

Silva,

Arruda,

Nunes

et al. 2024

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The objective of the study was to describe the profile and calculate the Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) due to liver diseases in Brazilian agricultural workers, between 2017 and 2022. For this, we analyzed microdata available in the Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade - SIM), considering the outcome as the underlying cause of death with codes K70-K77 (ICD-10). Workers’ profile was characterized according to socio-demographic variables and the Brazilian regions, with a comparison group formed by all other Brazilian workers aged 18 to 69 who died in the same period and from the same underlying cause. Calculations of proportional mortality, YPLL rates, and YPLL rate ratios were applied. In the studied period, 15,362 deaths due to liver diseases were recorded among Brazilian agricultural workers, with an average age at death of 51.3 years (±10.7), concentrated in K70 - Alcoholic liver disease (53.8%). Higher proportional mortality was observed in men (86.2%), Brown race (61.1%), up to 49 years old (40.9%), with ≤7 years of education level (52.4%), and residents in Northeast (56.9%). The total sum of YPLL was 382,869 years among agricultural workers, with YPLL rate of 4,527 years per 100,000 workers and YPLL rate ratio 1.45 times higher than the national average. The concentration of deaths due to K70 raises concern for potential chronic exposure to alcoholic beverages. These results highlight the early causes of deaths resulting from liver diseases among agricultural workers, especially those in the Northeast region of Brazil and of Brown race.

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“…For example, a study by Besada and Werner (2015) discovered that the majority of vulnerable populations were regularly found on the African continent, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the only place where persistent food shortages and under nourishment are still common. According to recent studies, the risk of a food crisis is grater in some African countries and is worse among rural households who depend on traditional farming methods (Dixon, 2021;Mohammed, Batung, Kansanga, Nyantakyi-Frimpong, & Luginaah, 2022;Saha, Behnke, Oldewage-Theron, Mubtasim, & Miller, 2021).…”

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Agricultural policy frameworks and the agricultural sector in Uganda: Analysis of the plan for modernisation of agriculture

Mwesigwa

Oguta

Acanga

2023

ijpaa

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the Plan for Modernization of Agriculture’s effectiveness and offered suggestions. Accessible literature has chosen to deliberately modernize agriculture and acknowledged the necessity to emphasize poverty reduction as a key component. The method for this paper was a review of secondary data on accessible empirical as well as conceptual resources on the agricultural policy frameworks in Uganda encompassing the gathering of information from obtainable resources. The findings suggest that agricultural policy frameworks are essential for fostering transformation in the industry. Prior efforts to combat poverty have concentrated on the policy content and disregarded other factors, such as community livelihoods. The study assumes collaborative arrangement between local stakeholders, including those who might otherwise be targeted, in determining the success (or failure) of prior interventions and training them to deal with the problems that have hampered their effectiveness. It can be noted that for Uganda’s agricultural transformation to be successful, a thorough study should be made of all the policies that have been put in place since 2000.

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Does joint agricultural decision-making improve food security among smallholder farmers?

Cited by 11 publications

References 51 publications

Socio-cultural practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed in western Kenya

Socio-cultural practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed in western Kenya

Proportional Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Due to Liver Diseases among Agricultural Workers, Brazil, 2017 to 2022

Agricultural policy frameworks and the agricultural sector in Uganda: Analysis of the plan for modernisation of agriculture

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