Multiple cropping alone does not improve year-round food security among smallholders in rural India
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Abstract Achieving and maintaining food nutrition security is an important Sustainable Development Goal, especially in countries with largely vulnerable population high occurrence of hunger malnutrition. By studying a small-scale agricultural system India, we aim to understand the current state dietary diversity insecurity among farmer communities. The study landscape has witnessed steady rise multiple cropping (i.e. harvesting more than once year) along irrigation over last two decades. Whether this can be expected improve year-round not well understood. We specifically examine if planting crops within year associated security. collected information on demographic economic variables, farming activities livelihood choices, from 200 unique households for three seasons (monsoon/rainy, winter, summer) during 2016–2018 ( n = 600). Based both 24 h 30 days recall, calculated several indicators, including household score, minimum women, access scale. At least 43% sample experiences moderate severe all seasons. Cereals (mainly rice) remain most item irrespective season, negligible consumption other nutrient-rich such as tubers, fish, eggs, meats. Around 81% women do consume minimally diverse diet. Multiple higher only monsoon, while selling monsoon winter Households practicing pulses (a plant-based protein source) compared single-cropping or non-farming p < 0.05). find that cannot used cure-all strategy. Rather combination income strategies, home garden, portfolio, clean cooking fuel, required achieve
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Research Letters
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1748-9326']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac05ee