Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia
Low intake of fruits and vegetables is a major cause of micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world. Since the 1980s, various non-governmental organizations have promoted homestead gardening (HG) programs, first in Asia, but now increasingly in Africa. Longstanding concerns with HG programs a...
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| author | Hirvonen, Kalle Headey, Derek D. |
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| description | Low intake of fruits and vegetables is a major cause of micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world. Since the 1980s, various non-governmental organizations have promoted homestead gardening (HG) programs, first in Asia, but now increasingly in Africa. Longstanding concerns with HG programs are: (1) they lack scalability, particularly for governments; (2) they only work in areas with/without good access to markets; and (3) they are only suitable for more water-abundant ecologies. We assess these concerns by analyzing a large and novel survey on the adoption of a nationwide HG program implemented by the Ethiopian government. We find that better market access encourages HG adoption; so too does greater public promotion of HGs, but only in more water-abundant ecologies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1465342025-02-24T06:46:38Z Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia Hirvonen, Kalle Headey, Derek D. household surveys water availability agriculture extension workers market access adoption scales domestic gardens Low intake of fruits and vegetables is a major cause of micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world. Since the 1980s, various non-governmental organizations have promoted homestead gardening (HG) programs, first in Asia, but now increasingly in Africa. Longstanding concerns with HG programs are: (1) they lack scalability, particularly for governments; (2) they only work in areas with/without good access to markets; and (3) they are only suitable for more water-abundant ecologies. We assess these concerns by analyzing a large and novel survey on the adoption of a nationwide HG program implemented by the Ethiopian government. We find that better market access encourages HG adoption; so too does greater public promotion of HGs, but only in more water-abundant ecologies. 2018-09-26 2024-06-21T09:07:25Z 2024-06-21T09:07:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146534 en https://theconversation.com/why-home-garden-projects-dont-always-work-insights-from-ethiopia-133357 Open Access Elsevier Hirvonen, Kalle; and Headey, Derek. 2018. Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia. Global Food Security 19(December 2018): 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.09.001 |
| spellingShingle | household surveys water availability agriculture extension workers market access adoption scales domestic gardens Hirvonen, Kalle Headey, Derek D. Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title | Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full | Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_short | Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_sort | can governments promote homestead gardening at scale evidence from ethiopia |
| topic | household surveys water availability agriculture extension workers market access adoption scales domestic gardens |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146534 |
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