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

Author:

Fungo R.1,Tieguhong J.C.2,Iponga D.M.3,Tchatat M.4,Kahindo J.M.5,Muyonga J.H.1,Mikolo-Yobo C.3,Donn P.4,Tchingsabe O.4,Kaaya A.N.1,Ngondi J.L.6,Tutu S.5,Emeleme R.5,Odjo S.7,Loo J.8,Snook L.8

Affiliation:

1. Makerere University, School of food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

2. Bioversity International. c/o IITA Cameroon Station 1st, Main Road IRAD, Nkolbisson. P.O. Box 2008 Messa, Yaoundé, Cameroon

3. Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Libreville, P.O. Box 13345, Gabon

4. Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (IRAD), Yaoundé, P.O. Box 2785, Cameroon

5. Faculté des sciences, Université de Kisangani, BP 2012, Kisangani, RD Congo

6. Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon

7. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carratera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, México, C.P. 56237

8. Bioversity International, Via dei Tre Denari 472/a Maccarese (Roma) 00054, Italy

Abstract

The 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.

Publisher

Commonwealth Forestry Association

Subject

Ecology,Geography, Planning and Development,Forestry,Ecology,Geography, Planning and Development,Forestry

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