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Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study

There is growing evidence that home vegetable gardening interventions improve food security and nutrition outcomes at the family level. Sustainability of many of these community interventions remain a challenge. This study assessed factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable produc...

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Autores principales: Mlalama, Killian N., Matemu, Athanasia, Kosia, Efraim, Canavan, Chelsey R., Bellows, Alexandra L., Blakstad, Mia, Noor, Ramadhani A., Kinabo, Joyce, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Masanja, Honorati, Mosha, Dominic
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000531
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author Mlalama, Killian N.
Matemu, Athanasia
Kosia, Efraim
Canavan, Chelsey R.
Bellows, Alexandra L.
Blakstad, Mia
Noor, Ramadhani A.
Kinabo, Joyce
Fawzi, Wafaie W.
Masanja, Honorati
Mosha, Dominic
author_facet Mlalama, Killian N.
Matemu, Athanasia
Kosia, Efraim
Canavan, Chelsey R.
Bellows, Alexandra L.
Blakstad, Mia
Noor, Ramadhani A.
Kinabo, Joyce
Fawzi, Wafaie W.
Masanja, Honorati
Mosha, Dominic
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description There is growing evidence that home vegetable gardening interventions improve food security and nutrition outcomes at the family level. Sustainability of many of these community interventions remain a challenge. This study assessed factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji district, Tanzania, one year after the cessation of external support. This was a community based cross-sectional study using both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A total of 247 randomly selected women from households who participated in the homestead vegetable intervention were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The study held four focus group discussions with women from households that participated in the intervention, and four In-Depth interviews with two extension workers, one community health worker, and one agriculture district officer. Multiple logistic regression for quantitative data and thematic analysis for qualitative data was conducted. About 20.24% (50/247) of households sustained homestead vegetable production for one year after the intervention phased out. Shortage of seeds (adjusted odds ratio = 0.65: CI = 0.46–0.93, p-value 0.018) and either manure or fertilizers (adjusted odds ratio = 1.62: CI = 1.04–2.46, p-value 0.031) were significant factors influencing the sustainability of homesteads vegetable production. In the Focus Group discussions (FGDs) and In-Depth Interview (IDIs), all participating women and extension workers reported high cost of water, destruction from free-grazing animals, agriculture pests and diseases, poor soil fertility, shortage of seeds, and lack of capital affected homestead vegetable production sustainability. Existing individual, community, and system challenges influence the sustainability of external-funded agriculture and nutrition interventions. The study findings underscore the importance of community authorities, scientists, and policymakers in having a well-thought sustainability plan in all promising external-funded interventions.
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spelling pubmed-100221472023-03-17 Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study Mlalama, Killian N. Matemu, Athanasia Kosia, Efraim Canavan, Chelsey R. Bellows, Alexandra L. Blakstad, Mia Noor, Ramadhani A. Kinabo, Joyce Fawzi, Wafaie W. Masanja, Honorati Mosha, Dominic PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article There is growing evidence that home vegetable gardening interventions improve food security and nutrition outcomes at the family level. Sustainability of many of these community interventions remain a challenge. This study assessed factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji district, Tanzania, one year after the cessation of external support. This was a community based cross-sectional study using both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A total of 247 randomly selected women from households who participated in the homestead vegetable intervention were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The study held four focus group discussions with women from households that participated in the intervention, and four In-Depth interviews with two extension workers, one community health worker, and one agriculture district officer. Multiple logistic regression for quantitative data and thematic analysis for qualitative data was conducted. About 20.24% (50/247) of households sustained homestead vegetable production for one year after the intervention phased out. Shortage of seeds (adjusted odds ratio = 0.65: CI = 0.46–0.93, p-value 0.018) and either manure or fertilizers (adjusted odds ratio = 1.62: CI = 1.04–2.46, p-value 0.031) were significant factors influencing the sustainability of homesteads vegetable production. In the Focus Group discussions (FGDs) and In-Depth Interview (IDIs), all participating women and extension workers reported high cost of water, destruction from free-grazing animals, agriculture pests and diseases, poor soil fertility, shortage of seeds, and lack of capital affected homestead vegetable production sustainability. Existing individual, community, and system challenges influence the sustainability of external-funded agriculture and nutrition interventions. The study findings underscore the importance of community authorities, scientists, and policymakers in having a well-thought sustainability plan in all promising external-funded interventions. Public Library of Science 2022-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10022147/ /pubmed/36962520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000531 Text en © 2022 Mlalama et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Mlalama, Killian N.
Matemu, Athanasia
Kosia, Efraim
Canavan, Chelsey R.
Bellows, Alexandra L.
Blakstad, Mia
Noor, Ramadhani A.
Kinabo, Joyce
Fawzi, Wafaie W.
Masanja, Honorati
Mosha, Dominic
Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
title Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
title_full Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
title_fullStr Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
title_short Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
title_sort factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in rufiji, tanzania: a cross-sectional mixed methods study
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000531
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