Coffee Agroforestry and the Food and Nutrition Security of Small Farmers of South-Western Ethiopia

Agroforestry generally contributes to rural food and nutrition security (FNS). However, specialization on commodity-oriented agroforestry practices or management strategies can weaken local sourcing when terms of trade fluctuate, as is the case coffee in Ethiopia. Hence, this study assessed trade-offs that smallholder farming households south-western Ethiopia face between growing systems their based home production well markets. Data collected from 300 randomly selected included: (i) attributes (AFP) plants: structure, use type, edibility, marketability, nutritional traits, (ii) householders' FNS attributes: status, adequacy, status. were both surplus shortage seasons, during after harvesting. Within these data, number plant species vegetation stories significantly correlated with household access seasons for all AFP identified, i.e., homegarden, multistorey-coffee-system, multipurpose-trees-on-farmlands. The homegardens richness exotic multipurpose-trees-on-farmlands biometric development children below 5 years old season. “actively-marketed” household, except oriented production. Also, families cultivate three showed higher diversity dietary We conclude no single secure status by itself, but combination can. Household individual scores positively diversity-attributes, especially Thus, useful groups deserves be promoted instance enriching edible storable crops needed