Food security in Sri Lankan homegardens – what does science tell us?

more attention and are increasingly seen as sustainable options to many of the land management practices in developing countries. In current attempts to identify methods of sustainable agricultural intensification and food production, agroforestry is put forward as a key future land-use practice due to its large potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as its role in protecting households from soaring food prices. In Sri Lanka, agroforestry systems such as homegardens constitute a majority of Sri Lanka’s total annual crop and timber production. Despite Sri Lankan homegardens being considered desirable and sustainable land-use systems, their role in food and nutrition security is not yet entirely understood. In a recently published research article we study Sri Lankan homegarden systems, by synthesising articles from scientific databases and selected grey literature. The aim is to investigate the links between homegardens and food security, in terms of quantifying homegarden products or services, and identifying whether the characteristics of food security are assessed as director indirect impacts, synergies or trade-offs.