Home gardening in sub ‐Saharan Africa: A scoping review on practices and nutrition outcomes in rural Burkina Faso and Kenya

Home gardening is promoted as an adaptation strategy to ameliorate the increasing food insecurity from climate change impacts among subsistence farming families in rural sub-Saharan Africa. This scoping review aimed to map and synthesise recent evidence on home gardening for two exemplar countries: Burkina Faso and Kenya. Pending rigorous impact evaluation of home gardening projects, we identified trends for improved food security, diet quality, and nutritional status among women and young children in these two exemplar countries of sub-Saharan Africa. AbstractHome gardening is promoted as an adaptation strategy to ameliorate the increasing food insecurity from climate change impacts among subsistence farming families in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, the geographic distribution of home gardens, their setup, management, and the effects on nutrition outcomes have not been fully described. This scoping review aimed to map and synthesize recent evidence on home gardening for two exemplar countries: Burkina Faso and Kenya. Between June and August 2020, we searched, screened, and extracted evidence about home garden projects in both countries, following the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews. Peer-reviewed scientific publications, and gray literature in English and French that reported about subsistence horticulture in rural settings of Burkina Faso or Kenya were included. The characteristics of the documents and the data pertaining to our research objectives were extracted int...
Source: Food and Energy Security - Category: Food Science Authors: Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research