Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Promoting gardening among urban residents holds the potential to improve urban diets in low- and middle-income countries, but there is a lack of evidence of impact. This study tests the hypothesis that training urban residents in gardening increases their intake of fruit and vegetables. It uses pa...
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| author | Pepijn Schreinemachers Sandhya S. Kumar Nasir Md. Uddin |
| author_browse | Nasir Md. Uddin Pepijn Schreinemachers Sandhya S. Kumar |
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| description | Promoting gardening among urban residents holds the potential to improve urban diets in low- and middle-income countries,
but there is a lack of evidence of impact. This study tests the hypothesis that training urban residents in gardening increases
their intake of fruit and vegetables. It uses panel data for 254 control and 425 treatment households from four city corporations in the Dhaka metropolitan area of Bangladesh. Urban residents, 85% of whom were women, were interviewed before
the start of an urban gardening program and one year after training and inputs were provided to the treatment group. The
study estimated the average treatment effects using a difference-in-difference estimator. Of the 38 outcomes tested, 20 are
significant (p<0.05) with 19 indicating a beneficial effect and one indicating an adverse effect. Among the beneficial effects,
there is an increase in the diversity of fruits and vegetables produced (+5 species, p<0.01), the frequency of harvesting
(+0.64 times/week; p<0.01), and increased sharing of produce with neighbours (+8%, p<0.01). Regarding food and nutrition, there is an increase in women’s dietary diversity score (+0.37 on a 0–10 scale; p<0.01), women’s minimum dietary
diversity (+4%; p<0.01), and in the number of portions of cooked vegetables eaten (+0.96 portions/day; p<0.01). The
gardening intervention also contributes to a range of perceived social, personal, and psychological benefits. The adverse
effect is an increase in ultra-processed food consumption (+19%, p=0.04). Nevertheless, the results confirm that urban
gardening interventions can improve the quality of urban diets alongside other benefit. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1744472025-12-08T09:54:28Z Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh Pepijn Schreinemachers Sandhya S. Kumar Nasir Md. Uddin Homestead food production Kitchen garden Fruit and vegetable Urban agriculture Difference-in-difference Promoting gardening among urban residents holds the potential to improve urban diets in low- and middle-income countries, but there is a lack of evidence of impact. This study tests the hypothesis that training urban residents in gardening increases their intake of fruit and vegetables. It uses panel data for 254 control and 425 treatment households from four city corporations in the Dhaka metropolitan area of Bangladesh. Urban residents, 85% of whom were women, were interviewed before the start of an urban gardening program and one year after training and inputs were provided to the treatment group. The study estimated the average treatment effects using a difference-in-difference estimator. Of the 38 outcomes tested, 20 are significant (p<0.05) with 19 indicating a beneficial effect and one indicating an adverse effect. Among the beneficial effects, there is an increase in the diversity of fruits and vegetables produced (+5 species, p<0.01), the frequency of harvesting (+0.64 times/week; p<0.01), and increased sharing of produce with neighbours (+8%, p<0.01). Regarding food and nutrition, there is an increase in women’s dietary diversity score (+0.37 on a 0–10 scale; p<0.01), women’s minimum dietary diversity (+4%; p<0.01), and in the number of portions of cooked vegetables eaten (+0.96 portions/day; p<0.01). The gardening intervention also contributes to a range of perceived social, personal, and psychological benefits. The adverse effect is an increase in ultra-processed food consumption (+19%, p=0.04). Nevertheless, the results confirm that urban gardening interventions can improve the quality of urban diets alongside other benefit. 2025-08 2025-05-07T08:37:09Z 2025-05-07T08:37:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174447 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Schreinemachers, P., Kumar, S.S. & Uddin, N.M. Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Food Sec. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-025-01543-7 |
| spellingShingle | Homestead food production Kitchen garden Fruit and vegetable Urban agriculture Difference-in-difference Pepijn Schreinemachers Sandhya S. Kumar Nasir Md. Uddin Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title | Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title_full | Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title_short | Impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title_sort | impact of home gardens promoted among urban residents in dhaka bangladesh |
| topic | Homestead food production Kitchen garden Fruit and vegetable Urban agriculture Difference-in-difference |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174447 |
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