Climate-smart crop production can support household food and nutrition security in urban communities in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Blessing Nyamasoka‐Magonziwa, Esther Simango, Hatirarami Nezomba
Frontiers in Agronomy
Urban Farm DB summary
This study evaluated climate-smart crop production practices by urban farmers in Chitungwiza District, Zimbabwe, and their effects on household diets. Mixed methods research, including focus group discussions with four farmer groups and interviews with 107 households in 2022, classified only 23% of farmers as climate-smart. While climate-smart crop production positively influenced household diets, with climate-smart households having a significantly higher Household Dietary Diversity Score (3.3 vs. 2.9; p=0.02), there were no significant differences in maize yield between climate-smart and non-climate-smart farmers (2.10 t/ha vs. 2.27 t/ha, respectively, in the 2020/2021 season).