Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Development Banken
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de Recherche en Écologie Tropicale, Gabonen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinéeen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité de Kisanganien
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité de Yaoundé Ien
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestry
cg.contributor.donorCongo Basin Forest Funden
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of Italyen
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CD
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierRobert Fungo: 0000-0002-4264-6905en
cg.creator.identifierLaura Snook: 0000-0002-9168-1301en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1505/146554823836902626en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1465-5489en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalInternational Forestry Reviewen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFORESTRYen
cg.volume25en
dc.contributor.authorFungo, Roberten
dc.contributor.authorTieguhong, Julius Chupezien
dc.contributor.authorIponga, D.M.en
dc.contributor.authorTchatat, M.en
dc.contributor.authorKahindo, J.M.en
dc.contributor.authorMuyonga, John H.en
dc.contributor.authorMikolo Yobo, C.en
dc.contributor.authorDonn, P.en
dc.contributor.authorTchingsabe, O.en
dc.contributor.authorKaaya, A.N.en
dc.contributor.authorNgondi, J.L.en
dc.contributor.authorTutu, S.en
dc.contributor.authorEmeleme, R.en
dc.contributor.authorOdjo, S.en
dc.contributor.authorLoo, Judyen
dc.contributor.authorSnook, Laura K.en
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-03T14:10:24Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-03T14:10:24Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110381
dc.titleCan wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroonen
dcterms.abstractThe potential of forest foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity and poor dietary intake is increasingly being recognized. However, most existing data presents average results of proximate analysis, overlooking the opportunities to document how forest foods contribute to nutrition, food security and dietary intake. In this study, food security was estimated using the HFIAS score while dietary intake was estimated using FFQ recalls among 720 households in and around six logging concessions in Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon. There was a high diversity of forests foods consumed, with DR Congo (FFCS=16.2) registering the highest number. Cameroon had the highest number of food groups (HDDS=12.5) while Gabon had the highest number of food varieties (FVS=24.5). Despite a highly diverse pool of wild foods in the region, most households (82%) practicing farming on logged land suffered from food insecurity. A significant inverse correlation was observed between the HFIAS score and the FFCS (r 2 =–0.26, P=0.0002), revealing that forest foods can play a role in ensuring food security and nutrition among populations near forest concessions. The chi-square test revealed that age >46 years, and access to income from business or salaries were associated with food security. Further work is required to document how wild forest foods can contribute to improved diets among these populations, including documenting the nutrient composition of more forest foods, integrating them into regional dietary guidelines and encouraging their domestication.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFungo, R. ;Tieguhong, J.C.; Iponga, D.M.; Tchatat, M.; Kahindo, J.M.; Muyongaa, J.H.; Mikolo-Yobo, C.; Donn, P. ; Tchingsabe, O.; Kaaya, A.N.; Ngondi, J.L.; Tutu, S.; Emeleme, R.; Odjo, S.; Loo, J.; Snook, L. (2020) Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon. International Forestry Review 22(S2) ISSN: 1465-5489en
dcterms.extentpp. 45-60en
dcterms.issued2020-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherCommonwealth Forestry Associationen
dcterms.subjectnutrientsen
dcterms.subjectforest productsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectdiversificationen
dcterms.subjectnutrientesen
dcterms.subjectproductos forestalesen
dcterms.subjectseguridad alimentariaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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