Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security
The note aims to prompt policy makers, and development managers to reassess, and give more weight to neglected production, and consumption of traditional vegetables, so as to enhance nutrition, income generation, and food security for small scale h...
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okr-10986-107942021-06-14T10:56:59Z Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security Rubaihayo, E.B. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOOD SECURITY NATURAL PRODUCTS VEGETABLE CROPS VEGETABLE GARDENING COWPEAS CABBAGES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES NUTRIENT CONTENT INCOME GENERATION WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AGRICULTURE BEANS CABBAGES CALCIUM CARROTS CASSAVA COMMERCIAL CROPS COOKING COWPEA CROP CROP SCIENCE CULTIVARS DIET DRY SEASON ECOSYSTEMS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY GARDENS FAO FARMERS FEEDING FERTILIZERS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FRUITS GENETIC RESOURCES HABITAT HARVESTS HOME GARDENS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ICRAF INCOME GENERATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERCROPPING IODINE IRON KITCHEN GARDENS LACTATING MOTHERS LAND MANAGEMENT MAIZE MARKETING MILLET NGOS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIVE VALUE ORGANIC FARMING PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES PLANTATIONS PLANTING POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POTATO PRODUCE PROTEIN PROTEINS RURAL POPULATION SEEDS SOILS SORGHUM STAPLE FOODS SWEET POTATO LEAVES SWEET POTATOES TREES VEGETABLE GARDENING VEGETABLE RESEARCH VEGETABLES VITAMIN A VITAMINS WEEDS YAMS YIELDS The note aims to prompt policy makers, and development managers to reassess, and give more weight to neglected production, and consumption of traditional vegetables, so as to enhance nutrition, income generation, and food security for small scale households. Though the views expressed herewith are the results of interviews in several African countries, it focuses mainly on the Uganda situation. The contribution of indigenous vegetables to household food security, namely, kitchen gardens common in urban centers, or home gardens found in villages, is characterized by intercropping systems, a food production strategy which has been overlooked by both policy makers, and extension specialists. The importance of traditional vegetables, such as cowpeas, cabbage, amaranthus, and solanum aethiopicum, is emphasized, to provide and meet the daily requirements of vitamins, minerals, and proteins. However, there is reduced effectiveness in ensuring food security all year round, due to the fact that very few traditional vegetables are cultivated, and in Uganda, rural women have limited access to resources. Thus, the note stipulates that extensive education on the importance of balanced food nutrition -as well as direct or indirect source of income if home grown - particularly for the resource-poor families, must be undertaken by African governments. 2012-08-13T13:08:26Z 2012-08-13T13:08:26Z 2002-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/05/2005719/uganda-contribution-indigenous-vegetables-household-food-security-vol-1-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10794 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 44 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Uganda |
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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOOD SECURITY NATURAL PRODUCTS VEGETABLE CROPS VEGETABLE GARDENING COWPEAS CABBAGES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES NUTRIENT CONTENT INCOME GENERATION WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AGRICULTURE BEANS CABBAGES CALCIUM CARROTS CASSAVA COMMERCIAL CROPS COOKING COWPEA CROP CROP SCIENCE CULTIVARS DIET DRY SEASON ECOSYSTEMS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY GARDENS FAO FARMERS FEEDING FERTILIZERS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FRUITS GENETIC RESOURCES HABITAT HARVESTS HOME GARDENS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ICRAF INCOME GENERATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERCROPPING IODINE IRON KITCHEN GARDENS LACTATING MOTHERS LAND MANAGEMENT MAIZE MARKETING MILLET NGOS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIVE VALUE ORGANIC FARMING PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES PLANTATIONS PLANTING POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POTATO PRODUCE PROTEIN PROTEINS RURAL POPULATION SEEDS SOILS SORGHUM STAPLE FOODS SWEET POTATO LEAVES SWEET POTATOES TREES VEGETABLE GARDENING VEGETABLE RESEARCH VEGETABLES VITAMIN A VITAMINS WEEDS YAMS YIELDS |
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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOOD SECURITY NATURAL PRODUCTS VEGETABLE CROPS VEGETABLE GARDENING COWPEAS CABBAGES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES NUTRIENT CONTENT INCOME GENERATION WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AGRICULTURE BEANS CABBAGES CALCIUM CARROTS CASSAVA COMMERCIAL CROPS COOKING COWPEA CROP CROP SCIENCE CULTIVARS DIET DRY SEASON ECOSYSTEMS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY GARDENS FAO FARMERS FEEDING FERTILIZERS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FRUITS GENETIC RESOURCES HABITAT HARVESTS HOME GARDENS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ICRAF INCOME GENERATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERCROPPING IODINE IRON KITCHEN GARDENS LACTATING MOTHERS LAND MANAGEMENT MAIZE MARKETING MILLET NGOS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIVE VALUE ORGANIC FARMING PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES PLANTATIONS PLANTING POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POTATO PRODUCE PROTEIN PROTEINS RURAL POPULATION SEEDS SOILS SORGHUM STAPLE FOODS SWEET POTATO LEAVES SWEET POTATOES TREES VEGETABLE GARDENING VEGETABLE RESEARCH VEGETABLES VITAMIN A VITAMINS WEEDS YAMS YIELDS Rubaihayo, E.B. Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security |
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The note aims to prompt policy makers,
and development managers to reassess, and give more weight
to neglected production, and consumption of traditional
vegetables, so as to enhance nutrition, income generation,
and food security for small scale households. Though the
views expressed herewith are the results of interviews in
several African countries, it focuses mainly on the Uganda
situation. The contribution of indigenous vegetables to
household food security, namely, kitchen gardens common in
urban centers, or home gardens found in villages, is
characterized by intercropping systems, a food production
strategy which has been overlooked by both policy makers,
and extension specialists. The importance of traditional
vegetables, such as cowpeas, cabbage, amaranthus, and
solanum aethiopicum, is emphasized, to provide and meet the
daily requirements of vitamins, minerals, and proteins.
However, there is reduced effectiveness in ensuring food
security all year round, due to the fact that very few
traditional vegetables are cultivated, and in Uganda, rural
women have limited access to resources. Thus, the note
stipulates that extensive education on the importance of
balanced food nutrition -as well as direct or indirect
source of income if home grown - particularly for the
resource-poor families, must be undertaken by African governments. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Rubaihayo, E.B. |
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Rubaihayo, E.B. |
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Rubaihayo, E.B. |
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Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security |
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Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security |
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Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security |
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Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security |
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Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security |
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uganda - the contribution of indigenous vegetables to household food security |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/05/2005719/uganda-contribution-indigenous-vegetables-household-food-security-vol-1-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10794 |
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