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DOI	10.1017/S1742170523000480
	'Never cry for food': food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa
	Johnson, Kimberly E.; Hayes, Julia; Davidson, Patricia; Tinago, Chiwoneso B.; Anguyo, Geoffrey
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1742-1705
EISSN	1742-1713
起始页码	39
卷号	39
英文摘要	Rabbit farming is a form of low input agriculture that has potential to address food security and poverty in East Africa and beyond. For low input agriculture, farmers utilize local and affordable farm resources making it accessible across income levels. Understanding barriers and facilitators to rabbit farming could increase effectiveness of this form of low input agriculture in communities struggling with low food security and poverty, particularly for indigenous, smallholder farms. News media is an available source of data about community perceptions and practices on issues such as rabbit farming, food security, and poverty. For this qualitative study, researchers applied a priori and open coding text analysis to examine recurring themes in news media representations regarding perceptions of rabbit farming in East Africa. Results reveal that community members view rabbit farming as a community strategy that promotes better nutrition and food security while reducing poverty. Important themes included how gender and other cultural norms shaped efforts, and the role of sustainability and climate change on farming practices. Further, the easy cultivation of rabbits, funding, and protective policy and support of indigenous smallholder farms were perceived as facilitators for rabbit farming. Finally, investment in infrastructure for market, production, and knowledge-transfer of best production and business practices were considered critical to success for rabbit farmers throughout East Africa.
英文关键词	food security; low input agriculture; poverty relief; rabbit farming; sustainability
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001137828800001
来源期刊	RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/297054
作者单位	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE); West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE); West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE); West Chester University of Pennsylvania
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Johnson, Kimberly E.,Hayes, Julia,Davidson, Patricia,et al. 'Never cry for food': food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa[J],2024,39.
APA	Johnson, Kimberly E.,Hayes, Julia,Davidson, Patricia,Tinago, Chiwoneso B.,&Anguyo, Geoffrey.(2024).'Never cry for food': food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa.RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS,39.
MLA	Johnson, Kimberly E.,et al."'Never cry for food': food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa".RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS 39(2024).