Building sustainable, resilient, and nutritionally enhanced local food systems through home gardens in developing countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5161736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karim M Maredia (0000-0001-8966-6674), Karim Maredia (Michigan State University), D Hashini Galhena Dissanayake (World Education), Russell Freed, Sunil Madan (0000-0001-7497-2812, Michigan State University, corresponding author), G Mikunthan (0000-0002-3119-224X, Michigan State University), Adrienne Attorp (0000-0001-5822-9885, Scottish Government), Naveen Patidar (Michigan State University), Helga Blanco-Metzler (0000-0001-9926-0424), Raja Rajeswari Meka (0000-0002-1457-2574, Michigan State University), Julian Gonsalves (Michigan State University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 852-859 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2023.2218068 |
| OpenAlex | W4379879709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Home gardens have been a part of local and global food systems since humans first began domesticating crops and have endured the test of time. They are commonly referred to as kitchen gardens, backyard gardens, garden patches, and garden beds and often have a local or cultural context. Home gardens vary from location to location in terms of organization, structure, size, and composition and are generally influenced by household resources and attributes, socioeconomic aspects, and cultural factors. International organizations and national, regional, and local governments, non-governmental organizations, and grassroots groups have been adopting and utilizing home gardening to reduce hunger and food insecurity and mitigate food risks from various crises and disasters. Drawing on case studies from various regions of the world, this article highlights experiences with home gardening through case studies and their impacts on targeted communities in various areas of the world. The case studies show that low resource use, adaptability to diverse conditions and situations, and resilience are key factors contributing to the widespread adoption of home gardens. Furthermore, they have been a particularly useful development strategy in crisis and post-crisis situations and in improving marginalized and vulnerable communities’ food and nutritional security. This review article summarizes the important contributions of home gardening projects from various countries and identifies major constraints and opportunities. It concludes with recommendations to policy-makers, researchers, development practitioners and other relevant stakeholders to address those challenges
Agriculture · Business · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Natural resource economics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |