Assessing the contribution of smallholder irrigation to household food security in Zimbabwe

dc.contributor.authorMupaso, Norman
dc.contributor.authorMakombe, Godswill
dc.contributor.authorMugandani, Raymond
dc.contributor.authorMafongoya, Paramu L.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T12:07:51Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T12:07:51Z
dc.date.issued2024-04
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABITY STATEMENT: The data are available on request because of restrictionsen_US
dc.description.abstractSustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 seeks to end hunger and guarantee food and nutrition security worldwide by 2030. Smallholder irrigation development remains a key strategy to achieve SDG 2. This study assesses how smallholder irrigation contributes to household food security in Mberengwa district, Zimbabwe. Primary data were gathered from a randomly chosen sample of 444 farmers (344 irrigators and 100 non-irrigators) using a structured questionnaire. Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 27 software packages were used to analyse the data. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, and binary logistic regression were performed. The t-test results show significant differences in mean between irrigators and non-irrigators for household size, the dependency ratio, farming experience, farm income, food expenditure share, and livestock owned (p < 0.05). Irrigators had significantly higher area planted, yield, and quantity sold for maize during the summer than non-irrigators (p < 0.05). Food Consumption Score results show that 97% of irrigators and 45% of non-irrigators were food secure. Binary logistic regression results reveal a significant association between food security and household size, irrigation access, and farm income (p < 0.05). In conclusion, access to smallholder irrigation increases household food security. The government and its development partners should prioritise investments in smallholder irrigation development, expansion, and rehabilitation.en_US
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-02:Zero Hungeren_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/agricultureen_US
dc.identifier.citationMupaso, N.; Makombe, G.; Mugandani, R.; Mafongoya, P.L. Assessing the Contribution of Smallholder Irrigation to Household Food Security in Zimbabwe. Agriculture 2024, 14, 617. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14040617.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2077-0472 (online)
dc.identifier.issn10.3390/agriculture14040617
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/97372
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).en_US
dc.subjectSmallholder irrigationen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectFood consumption scoreen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectSDG-02: Zero hungeren_US
dc.titleAssessing the contribution of smallholder irrigation to household food security in Zimbabween_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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