Fostering resilience
Women and youth leading agroforestry for enhanced food security and poverty alleviation in Dodoma District, Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21835527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leopody Gayo (0000-0001-8067-1653, The University of Dodoma, corresponding author), Kelvin Ngongolo (0000-0001-9105-5645, The University of Dodoma) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 272-286 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-6812 • E-ISSN: 2163-2642 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19376812.2024.2399570 |
| OpenAlex | W4402340731 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Agroforestry is practiced in Africa for food production and reducing biodiversity loss among others. Despite the potential of agroforestry, inadequate information exists on how women and youth practice it to combat food insecurity and income poverty in semi-arid lands. We assessed the contributions of women and youth in agroforestry to enhance food security and income generation. Data collection methods included household surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. We employed Kruskal-Wallis statistical test to examine variations in responses between villages using SPSS, while content analysis was applied for qualitative data. Estimated mean crop yields in tons per hectare for agroforestry included: maize (1.98), sunflower (1.43), millet (2.34), sorghum (1.92), and cassava (32.1). For land without agroforestry, the yields were 1.08, 1.50, 1.72, 1.02, and 36.8 tons per hectare, respectively. The estimated average annual income per household from agroforestry was Tsh 1,367,304 (USD 586), compared to Tsh 767,211 (USD 329) from non-agroforestry systems. The main scholarly contributions of the paper are that engaging women and youth in agroforestry improves food security and alleviate poverty in Africa. Therefore, women and youth should receive technical and financial support to practice agroforestry for sustainable food production and reduced income poverty
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Biology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Poverty · Psychological resilience · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems · Psychology · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |