Sowing for food security: A case study of smallholder farmers in Bolivia

Salazar, Lina; Aramburu, Julián; González-Flores, Mario; Winters, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.10.003

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“…These findings fit with the prevailing socio-economic conditions in Bolivia. There is a degree of social and economic stability and access to employment that provides access to food, but it is not sufficiently stable to alleviate concerns over future access to food (de Sousa et al 2019;Ministry of Rural Development 2014;Salazar et al 2016).…”

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The contribution of small-scale, privately owned tropical aquaculture to food security and dietary diversity in Bolivia

Irwin

Flaherty

Carolsfeld³

2020

Food Sec.

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New aquaculture systems are emerging in new contexts around the world in part due to aquaculture’s perceived development benefits. However, linkages between aquaculture and food security in these systems are unclear. This study investigated the impact of emerging small-scale, business-oriented fish culture in central Bolivia on the food security and dietary diversity of aquaculture producers (n = 40) and workers (n = 26) in the value chain and compared them to local non-aquaculture farmers (n = 40). Three pathways were investigated: fish consumption, household income, and women’s participation. Food insecurity was widespread and did not vary in a statistically significant way between groups, but a trend toward greater food security amongst aquaculture producers was observed. Dietary diversity was highly homogenous, with the notable exception of high fish consumption amongst producers. Aquaculture was related to higher income, and income has a modest positive effect on food security for aquaculturists and non-aquaculture farmers, but not aquaculture value chain workers. Income did not have an effect on dietary diversity. Women’s involvement in aquaculture was correlated positively to productivity, profitability, and size of operation, while male-only aquaculture was negatively correlated to these. The value chain generated employment, especially for women, but average wages were higher for men. The research provides important insight into aquaculture-food security linkages by showing that the introduction of small-scale business-oriented aquaculture systems can provide nutritious products for regional consumption and can have positive effects on food security but is not sufficient to change local dietary preferences more broadly.

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The contribution of small-scale, privately owned tropical aquaculture to food security and dietary diversity in Bolivia

Irwin

Flaherty

Carolsfeld³

2020

Food Sec.

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“…Studies on small farms' food security often explore the farm-specific factors. They indicated that farmers' food security is higher as farms' productivity is higher [63,65,69,71]. Research, where farms' relations with the market are investigated, proves that shorter distance to market improves farmers' food situation [38].…”

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Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Farmers in Poland

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The problem of food insecurity is generally associated with developing countries, but at the household level it also occurs in developed countries, especially in socially vulnerable groups, such as small-scale farms. However, the issue of food insecurity in developed countries, especially at the household level, is rather neglected in the scientific literature. This study was conducted to fill this gap and examine the level of food insecurity among small-scale farms in Poland. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 710 small-scale farms in Poland. The incidence and degree of food insecurity was measured with the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). The study found that about 43% of the respondents were exposed to food insecurity, including almost 9% to severe food insecurity, which is well above the average for the entire Polish population. By applying cross-tabulation and the zero-inflated Poisson regression model, the study found that the higher age and secondary or higher education of the farm manager, having children in the household and higher land productivity have a statistically significant negative influence on households’ food insecurity (i.e., decreased HFIAS score). On the contrary, family size of five or more and production type “permanent crops” and “dairy cows” have a statistically significant positive influence on households’ food insecurity (i.e., increased HFIAS score).

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“…Over the last two decades, complementary efforts to address the high incidence of micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries have promoted food-based approaches including biofortification. Biofortification enriches food staples with key micronutrients, thus using agriculture to solve the micronutrient deficiency and the wider food insecurity problems among vulnerable population (Webb, 2013, Salazar et al, 2016, Low et al, 2017). The strategy, which hinges on the century-old ‘let food be thy medicine’ maxim by Hippocrates, is one of the best known nutrition-sensitive agriculture development strategies.…”

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