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Community Gardens and Food Security Among Older Women in Libyan Cities: A Six-Month Comparative Study

Abdullah Al-Khater

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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In Libyan cities, a six-month comparative study assigned older women to either a community gardening intervention group or a control group, collecting data through surveys, interviews and observations by trained researchers to assess food security. The intervention group showed a 20% increase in homegrown vegetable consumption compared to baseline levels.