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Smallholder aquaculture diversifies livelihoods and diets thus improving food security status: evidence from northern Zambia

Much has been made of the potential for aquaculture to improve rural livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Africa, though little evidence exists to back such claims. This study, conducted in northern Zambia, assessed the benefits of adopting aquaculture by comparing a sample of households w...

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Autores principales: Kaminski, A.M., Cole, S.M., Johnson, J., Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Lundeba, M., Genschick, S., Little, David C.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2024
Materias:
aquaculture
diversification
dietary diversity
production
species diversity
tilapia
zambia
food security
nutrition
ponds
farming systems
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138725
Sumario:Much has been made of the potential for aquaculture to improve rural livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Africa, though little evidence exists to back such claims. This study, conducted in northern Zambia, assessed the benefits of adopting aquaculture by comparing a sample of households with (n = 177) and without fishponds (n = 174).

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