UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA
The unsustainable harvest of forest resources in dry regions of Africa has contributed to forest degradation and increased the prices of forest resources in local markets. Many people in dry regions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have been harvesting forest resources to supplement food sources d...
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| author | Andrew Tapiwa KUGEDERA Letticia Kudzai KOKERAI Nyasha SAKADZO Emmerson CHIVHENGE Taona MUSEVA |
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| description | The unsustainable harvest of forest resources in dry regions of Africa has contributed to forest degradation and increased the prices of forest resources in local markets. Many people in dry regions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have been harvesting forest resources to supplement food sources due to poor crop production as a result of erratic rainfall. This review seeks to explore the utilisation and contribution of forest resources to improving food security in the dry regions of Africa. Forest resources are highly utilised by poor resource farmers in rural areas as a means of poverty alleviation, income generation and to improve human livelihoods. Resources such as non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute to human nutrition, income generation, food sources and to improve living standards. NTFPs, such as honey, waxes and medicines, have been reported to contribute income in countries, such as Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, creating more opportunities for rural people to improve their living standards and reduce food insecurity. These resources contribute to hidden hunger though the utilisation of fruit, vegetables, honey, wild meat and edible worms, especially to the children under five years of age. Climate change has also created variability in the availability of forest resources in dry regions, and this has altered their contribution to human livelihoods and food security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdb591116b24401c9adb5b589aefa49d2024-03-12T07:19:35ZengIasi University of Life SciencesJournal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment2784-03792784-03602024-02-01564(196)619639doi.org/10.46909/alse-564119UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICAAndrew Tapiwa KUGEDERA0Letticia Kudzai KOKERAI1Nyasha SAKADZO 2Emmerson CHIVHENGE3Taona MUSEVA4Department of Agriculture Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Zimbabwe Open UniversityDepartment of Crop and Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Water and Rural ResettlementDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Development, Manicaland State University of Applied SciencesDepartment of Teacher Development, Robert Mugabe School of Education and Culture, Great Zimbabwe UniversityDepartment of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Julius Nyerere School of Social Science, Great ZimbabweThe unsustainable harvest of forest resources in dry regions of Africa has contributed to forest degradation and increased the prices of forest resources in local markets. Many people in dry regions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have been harvesting forest resources to supplement food sources due to poor crop production as a result of erratic rainfall. This review seeks to explore the utilisation and contribution of forest resources to improving food security in the dry regions of Africa. Forest resources are highly utilised by poor resource farmers in rural areas as a means of poverty alleviation, income generation and to improve human livelihoods. Resources such as non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute to human nutrition, income generation, food sources and to improve living standards. NTFPs, such as honey, waxes and medicines, have been reported to contribute income in countries, such as Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, creating more opportunities for rural people to improve their living standards and reduce food insecurity. These resources contribute to hidden hunger though the utilisation of fruit, vegetables, honey, wild meat and edible worms, especially to the children under five years of age. Climate change has also created variability in the availability of forest resources in dry regions, and this has altered their contribution to human livelihoods and food security.https://jurnalalse.com/wp-content/uploads/ALSE4-2023-09.pdfedible wormshuman nutritionindigenous fruitsmedicinenon-timber forest products |
| spellingShingle | Andrew Tapiwa KUGEDERA Letticia Kudzai KOKERAI Nyasha SAKADZO Emmerson CHIVHENGE Taona MUSEVA UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment edible worms human nutrition indigenous fruits medicine non-timber forest products |
| title | UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA |
| title_full | UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA |
| title_fullStr | UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA |
| title_full_unstemmed | UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA |
| title_short | UTILISATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN DRY REGIONS OF AFRICA |
| title_sort | utilisation and contribution of forest resources to improve food security in dry regions of africa |
| topic | edible worms human nutrition indigenous fruits medicine non-timber forest products |
| url | https://jurnalalse.com/wp-content/uploads/ALSE4-2023-09.pdf |
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