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Framework for participatory food security research in rural food value chains

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.gfs.2014.01.001

2211-9124

Frieder Graef, Stefan Sieber, Khamaldin D. Mutabazi, Folkard Asch, H.K. Biesalski, J. Bitegeko, Wolfgang Bokelmann, Michael Bruentrup, Ottfried Dietrich, N. Elly, Anja Faße, Jörn Germer, Ulrike Grote, Ludger Herrmann, Raoul Herrmann, Harry Hoffmann, Frederick C. Kahimba, Bernard Kaufmann, Kurt Christian Kersebaum, Caroline Kilembe, Anthony A. Kimaro, Joyce Kinabo, Bettina König, Hannes König, Marcos Lana, Claudia Levy, Joyce Lyimo-Macha, B. Makoko, G. Mazoko, S. H. Mbaga, W. Mbogoro, H. Milling, K. Mtambo, J. Mueller, C. Mueller, Klaus Mueller, E. Nkonja, Constance Reif, Claudia Ringler, S. Ruvuga, M. Schaefer, A. N. Sikira, V.C.K. Silayo, Karl Stahr, Elirehema Swai, S. D. Tumbo, Götz Uckert,

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Enhancing food security for poor and vulnerable people requires adapting rural food systems to various driving factors. Food security-related research should apply participatory action research that considers the entire food value chain to ensure sustained success. This article presents a research framework that focusses on determining, prioritising, testing, adapting and disseminating food securing upgrading strategies across the multiple components of rural food value chains. These include natural resources, food production, processing, markets, consumption and waste management. Scientists and policy makers jointly use tools developed for assessing potentials for enhancing regional food security at multiple spatial and temporal scales. The research is being conducted in Tanzania as a case study for Sub-Saharan countries and is done in close collaboration with local, regional and national stakeholders, encompassing all activities across all different food sectors.