Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon
The potential of forest foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity and poor dietary intake is increasingly being recognized. However, most existing data presents average results of proximate analysis, overlooking the opportunities to document how forest foods contribute to nutrition, food securi...
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Commonwealth Forestry Association
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| author | Fungo, Robert Tieguhong, Julius Chupezi Iponga, D.M. Tchatat, M. Kahindo, J.M. Muyonga, John H. Mikolo Yobo, C. Donn, P. Tchingsabe, O. Kaaya, A.N. Ngondi, J.L. Tutu, S. Emeleme, R. Odjo, S. Loo, Judy Snook, Laura K. |
| author_browse | Donn, P. Emeleme, R. Fungo, Robert Iponga, D.M. Kaaya, A.N. Kahindo, J.M. Loo, Judy Mikolo Yobo, C. Muyonga, John H. Ngondi, J.L. Odjo, S. Snook, Laura K. Tchatat, M. Tchingsabe, O. Tieguhong, Julius Chupezi Tutu, S. |
| author_facet | Fungo, Robert Tieguhong, Julius Chupezi Iponga, D.M. Tchatat, M. Kahindo, J.M. Muyonga, John H. Mikolo Yobo, C. Donn, P. Tchingsabe, O. Kaaya, A.N. Ngondi, J.L. Tutu, S. Emeleme, R. Odjo, S. Loo, Judy Snook, Laura K. |
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| description | The potential of forest foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity and poor dietary intake is increasingly being recognized. However, most existing data presents average results of proximate analysis, overlooking the opportunities to document how forest foods contribute to nutrition, food security and dietary intake. In this study, food security was estimated using the HFIAS score while dietary intake was estimated using FFQ recalls among 720 households in and around six logging concessions in Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon. There was a high diversity of forests foods consumed, with DR Congo (FFCS=16.2) registering the highest number. Cameroon had the highest number of food groups (HDDS=12.5) while Gabon had the highest number of food varieties (FVS=24.5). Despite a highly diverse pool of wild foods in the region, most households (82%) practicing farming on logged land suffered from food insecurity. A significant inverse correlation was observed between the HFIAS score and the FFCS (r 2 =–0.26, P=0.0002), revealing that forest foods can play a role in ensuring food security and nutrition among populations near forest concessions. The chi-square test revealed that age >46 years, and access to income from business or salaries were associated with food security. Further work is required to document how wild forest foods can contribute to improved diets among these populations, including documenting the nutrient composition of more forest foods, integrating them into regional dietary guidelines and encouraging their domestication. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1103812025-11-12T05:40:57Z Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon Fungo, Robert Tieguhong, Julius Chupezi Iponga, D.M. Tchatat, M. Kahindo, J.M. Muyonga, John H. Mikolo Yobo, C. Donn, P. Tchingsabe, O. Kaaya, A.N. Ngondi, J.L. Tutu, S. Emeleme, R. Odjo, S. Loo, Judy Snook, Laura K. nutrients forest products food security diversification nutrientes productos forestales seguridad alimentaria The potential of forest foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity and poor dietary intake is increasingly being recognized. However, most existing data presents average results of proximate analysis, overlooking the opportunities to document how forest foods contribute to nutrition, food security and dietary intake. In this study, food security was estimated using the HFIAS score while dietary intake was estimated using FFQ recalls among 720 households in and around six logging concessions in Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon. There was a high diversity of forests foods consumed, with DR Congo (FFCS=16.2) registering the highest number. Cameroon had the highest number of food groups (HDDS=12.5) while Gabon had the highest number of food varieties (FVS=24.5). Despite a highly diverse pool of wild foods in the region, most households (82%) practicing farming on logged land suffered from food insecurity. A significant inverse correlation was observed between the HFIAS score and the FFCS (r 2 =–0.26, P=0.0002), revealing that forest foods can play a role in ensuring food security and nutrition among populations near forest concessions. The chi-square test revealed that age >46 years, and access to income from business or salaries were associated with food security. Further work is required to document how wild forest foods can contribute to improved diets among these populations, including documenting the nutrient composition of more forest foods, integrating them into regional dietary guidelines and encouraging their domestication. 2020-12 2020-12-03T14:10:24Z 2020-12-03T14:10:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110381 en Open Access application/pdf Commonwealth Forestry Association Fungo, R. ;Tieguhong, J.C.; Iponga, D.M.; Tchatat, M.; Kahindo, J.M.; Muyongaa, J.H.; Mikolo-Yobo, C.; Donn, P. ; Tchingsabe, O.; Kaaya, A.N.; Ngondi, J.L.; Tutu, S.; Emeleme, R.; Odjo, S.; Loo, J.; Snook, L. (2020) Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon. International Forestry Review 22(S2) ISSN: 1465-5489 |
| spellingShingle | nutrients forest products food security diversification nutrientes productos forestales seguridad alimentaria Fungo, Robert Tieguhong, Julius Chupezi Iponga, D.M. Tchatat, M. Kahindo, J.M. Muyonga, John H. Mikolo Yobo, C. Donn, P. Tchingsabe, O. Kaaya, A.N. Ngondi, J.L. Tutu, S. Emeleme, R. Odjo, S. Loo, Judy Snook, Laura K. Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon |
| title | Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon |
| title_full | Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon |
| title_short | Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon |
| title_sort | can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions insights from gabon dr congo and cameroon |
| topic | nutrients forest products food security diversification nutrientes productos forestales seguridad alimentaria |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110381 |
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