1. Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda
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Gina Kennedy, Ian Dolan, Beatrice Ekesa, Mary Baganizi, and Richard M. Ariong
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0301 basic medicine ,Adult ,dietary diversity ,Biodiversity ,women of reproductive age ,Supplement Articles ,species biodiversity ,Food Supply ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Acholi ,Medicine ,Humans ,Uganda ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Land tenure ,Socioeconomics ,land tenure insecurity ,Family Characteristics ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Food security ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Species diversity ,respiratory system ,Middle Aged ,language.human_language ,Diet ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,language ,Agricultural biodiversity ,Supplement Article ,Female ,Rural area ,business ,human activities ,Diversity (business) - Abstract
Land tenure security is central to food security of rural agricultural‐dependent communities, but there is limited evidence linking the state of agrobiodiversity to perception of land tenure security and access to and quality of food eaten. This study explores this relationship using data captured from 1,279 households in Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda, and the relationships are established using a study sample of 1,227 women of reproductive age (WRA). Sixteen percent of respondents perceived themselves to be land tenure insecure. Although approximately 275 species were reported available for food, household access to a variety of plant and animal species is limited to
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- 2020