The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country
Fish farming in homestead ponds help alleviate poverty, provide animal source food, micronutrients, and indirect income and various jobs in developing nations. This study investigated the impact of homestead pond fish farming on dietary diversity (HDDS and MDD-W), food security (HFIAS and ELCSA), in...
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| author | M. Belal Hossain F.H. Pingki M. Sultana N.M. Salim M.M. Islam A.F.M. Arifur Rahman Bilal Ahamad Paray Takaomi Arai |
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| description | Fish farming in homestead ponds help alleviate poverty, provide animal source food, micronutrients, and indirect income and various jobs in developing nations. This study investigated the impact of homestead pond fish farming on dietary diversity (HDDS and MDD-W), food security (HFIAS and ELCSA), income, and women's engagement. A total of 185 households were selected randomly for data collection through well-structured questionnaire interviews in the central coast of Bangladesh. HDDS revealed significant dietary diversity (73.3%) among beneficiary farmers, surpassing controls and nearly doubling that of non-aquaculture farmers (41.1%). Additionally, this study found that 86.7% and 74.3% of women in beneficiary and homestead pond farmers exhibited high dietary diversity (MDD-W ≥ 5), whereas 48.6% of women in non-aquaculture farmers' households had low dietary diversity (MDD-W ≥ 5). Based on both ELCSA and HFIAS, higher prevalence of food security was observed among the beneficiary farmers that was about 60% and 63.3%, respectively compared with the control farmers. Most non-aquaculture farmers (62.9%) indicated their family consumed fish for one week before the research. More than half of the homestead pond culture (55.7%) and more than 90% of the beneficiary farmers, aquaculture farmers and non-aquaculture farmers had gross income (<$ 500). Pertaining to women's participation in homestead pond was positively correlated to productivity while male dominated tasks was negatively correlated with productivity. The results offer insights into how homestead pond fish farming can enhance food security by supplying direct animal protein, addressing protein and micronutrient deficiencies, and boosting income. The study emphasizes the urgent necessity for training and promoting homestead pond culture, increasing female participation, and advocating comprehensive support from governmental organizations (GOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to optimize production, improve micronutrient adequacy, and guarantee household food security. Keywords: Fish farming, food security, dietary diversity, women's participation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ddecadfa2dcb45ce9f73d1c0f6dec0502024-04-02T04:15:19ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-04-01107e28598The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing countryM. Belal Hossain0F.H. Pingki1M. Sultana2N.M. Salim3M.M. Islam4A.F.M. Arifur Rahman5Bilal Ahamad Paray6Takaomi Arai7Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh; School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia; Corresponding author. Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, BangladeshDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, BangladeshDepartment of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, BangladeshNutrition unit, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Farmgate, Dhaka, 1200, BangladeshDepartment of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, BangladeshDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaEnvironmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei DarussalamFish farming in homestead ponds help alleviate poverty, provide animal source food, micronutrients, and indirect income and various jobs in developing nations. This study investigated the impact of homestead pond fish farming on dietary diversity (HDDS and MDD-W), food security (HFIAS and ELCSA), income, and women's engagement. A total of 185 households were selected randomly for data collection through well-structured questionnaire interviews in the central coast of Bangladesh. HDDS revealed significant dietary diversity (73.3%) among beneficiary farmers, surpassing controls and nearly doubling that of non-aquaculture farmers (41.1%). Additionally, this study found that 86.7% and 74.3% of women in beneficiary and homestead pond farmers exhibited high dietary diversity (MDD-W ≥ 5), whereas 48.6% of women in non-aquaculture farmers' households had low dietary diversity (MDD-W ≥ 5). Based on both ELCSA and HFIAS, higher prevalence of food security was observed among the beneficiary farmers that was about 60% and 63.3%, respectively compared with the control farmers. Most non-aquaculture farmers (62.9%) indicated their family consumed fish for one week before the research. More than half of the homestead pond culture (55.7%) and more than 90% of the beneficiary farmers, aquaculture farmers and non-aquaculture farmers had gross income (<$ 500). Pertaining to women's participation in homestead pond was positively correlated to productivity while male dominated tasks was negatively correlated with productivity. The results offer insights into how homestead pond fish farming can enhance food security by supplying direct animal protein, addressing protein and micronutrient deficiencies, and boosting income. The study emphasizes the urgent necessity for training and promoting homestead pond culture, increasing female participation, and advocating comprehensive support from governmental organizations (GOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to optimize production, improve micronutrient adequacy, and guarantee household food security. Keywords: Fish farming, food security, dietary diversity, women's participation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024046292 |
| spellingShingle | M. Belal Hossain F.H. Pingki M. Sultana N.M. Salim M.M. Islam A.F.M. Arifur Rahman Bilal Ahamad Paray Takaomi Arai The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country Heliyon |
| title | The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country |
| title_full | The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country |
| title_fullStr | The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country |
| title_short | The contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country |
| title_sort | contribution of homestead pond fish culture to household food security and dietary diversity in central coast of a developing country |
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