Home Gardens in Three Mountain Regions of the Iberian Peninsula: Description, Motivation for Gardening, and Gross Financial Benefits

Reyes‐García, Victoria; Aceituno, Laura; Vila, Sara; Calvet-Mir, Laura; Garnatje, Teresa; Jesch, Alexandra; Lastra, Juan José de León; Parada, Montserrat; Rigat, Montserrat; Vallès, Joan; Pardo‐de‐Santayana, Manuel

doi:10.1080/10440046.2011.627987

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“…Home garden plants are used for food and fruit production as well as medicinal needs. These results are also consistent with findings from other studies that highlighted the importance of home gardens in producing healthy food and economic support to the gardener (Calvet-Mir et al 2012;Das and Das 2015;Reyes-Garcia et al 2012;Poot-Pool et al 2015). The perennial nature of these home gardens and the combination of herbaceous vegetables, shrubs, and trees form mixed and balanced production systems.…”

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“…Home gardens are generally multifunctional and play key roles in providing goods and ecosystem services and numerous benefits for sustaining the livelihood of local inhabitants (CalvetMir et al 2012;Clarke et al 2014;Galluzzi et al 2010;Reyes-Garcia et al 2012). Home gardens are important as a means of maintaining PGR (plant genetic resources) (Agelet et al 2000;Sunwar et al 2006), as potential hotspots of agricultural biodiversity (Galluzzi et al 2010;Kumar and Nair 2004;Taylor and Lovell 2014), as natural resources for alleviating poverty Salako et al 2014), and can help in reducing hunger and malnutrition in the impending world food crisis, climate change, and a large number of socio-economic benefits (Cruz-Garcia and Struik 2015; Galhena et al 2013).…”

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Plant Diversity in the Indigenous Home Gardens in the Eastern Himalayan Region of Mizoram, Northeast India

2016

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The eastern Himalayan region of Northeast India is well known for its traditional home gardens, which are considered to play important roles in the maintenance of livelihoods of indigenous communities and conservation of biological diversity. This study determines the plant diversity in home gardens and their importance in conservation of plant genetic resources (PGR) through utilization. We studied 90 home gardens in detail located in six villages. Different aspects of the home gardens and plant species were observed directly and through discussion with the farmers. A total of 333 plant species (133 trees, 92 shrubs, and 108 herbs) belonging to 128 plant families with an average of 78 species per home garden were recorded. The size of home gardens ranged between 0.10 and 0.60 ha and showed significant (P<0.001) positive correlation between the garden size and plant species diversity. The species diversity index for trees, shrubs, and herbs was 4.76, 4.39, and 4.58, respectively. The species similarity within each life form was high with 50% for trees, 38% for shrubs, and 49% for herbs. Plant species in the home gardens could be grouped into 11 major use categories with the majority of plants in the medicinal or multiple use category. These home gardens are reservoirs of PGR and play a vital role in sustaining the livelihood of local inhabitants. They are also functioning as domestication and conservation centers of many crop relatives.

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Plant Diversity in the Indigenous Home Gardens in the Eastern Himalayan Region of Mizoram, Northeast India

2016

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“…There is also a substantial interest for home gardens in South and South-East Asia [26][27][28][29] and Africa [30][31][32][33][34]. Conversely, only a few documented studies exist on home gardens from temperate regions [35][36][37][38] and from developed countries [32,[39][40][41][42].…”

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Home gardens: a promising approach to enhance household food security and wellbeing

2013

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With the global population expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050, there is a continuous need to increase food production and buffer stocks. In this scenario, countries around the world, especially developing countries where the pervasiveness of hunger and food scarcity is more acute, are resorting to various counter strategies to meet the growing demand and to avert food insecurity and famine. Over the recent years there has been growing interest to strengthen and intensify local food production in order to mitigate the adverse effect of global food shocks and food price volatilities. Consequently, there is much attention towards home gardens as a strategy to enhance household food security and nutrition. Home gardens are an integral part of local food systems and the agricultural landscape of developing countries all over the world and have endured the test of time. Through a rigorous literature review, this paper first examines definitions and characteristics of home gardens and then provides a global review of their social, economic, and environmental contributions to communities in various socio-economic contexts. Many of the compositions on home gardens share research and experiences of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These studies recognize positive impacts of home gardens towards addressing food insecurity and malnutrition as well as providing additional benefits such as income and livelihood opportunities for resource-poor families and delivering a number of ecosystem services. However, only a handful of case studies were found on post-crisis settings. While providing a general overview of some of these studies, this review investigates the home garden experiences of post-conflict Sri Lanka, where home gardening has been practiced for centuries. While emphasizing multiple benefits, we also highlight constraints to home garden food production. In conclusion, we emphasize the need for more research and empirical data to appraise the role of home gardens in crisis and post-crisis situations, as well as assessing their economic value and their impacts on food security, nutrition, economic growth, and gender issues.

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“…Alayon-Gamboa & Gurri-Garcia, 2008; Pandey et al, 2007;Siviero et al, 2011;Trinh et al, 2003) as well as developed countries (e.g. Reyes-García et al, 2012;Taylor & Lovell, 2012). So, domestic gardens exist all over the globe, in all continents and several cultural contexts.…”

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Putting domestic gardens on the agenda using empirical spatial data: The case of Flanders

2014

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Home Gardens in Three Mountain Regions of the Iberian Peninsula: Description, Motivation for Gardening, and Gross Financial Benefits

Cited by 42 publications

References 42 publications

Plant Diversity in the Indigenous Home Gardens in the Eastern Himalayan Region of Mizoram, Northeast India

Plant Diversity in the Indigenous Home Gardens in the Eastern Himalayan Region of Mizoram, Northeast India

Home gardens: a promising approach to enhance household food security and wellbeing

Putting domestic gardens on the agenda using empirical spatial data: The case of Flanders

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