Factors That Influence Engagement in Home Food Production: Perceptions of Citizens of Trinidad

Autor/inn/en	Warner, Laura A.; Harder, Amy M.; Henry, C. Vernon; Ganpat, Wayne G.; Martin, Emmett
Titel	Factors That Influence Engagement in Home Food Production: Perceptions of Citizens of Trinidad
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 58 (2017) 3, S.239-255 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Food; Agricultural Education; Barriers; Foreign Countries; Security (Psychology); Marketing; Nonprofit Organizations; Family Environment; Agricultural Production; Safety; Social Values; Weather; Well Being; Behavior Change; Gardening; Crime; Animals; Costs; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Trinidad and Tobago + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Ausland; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Nonprofit-Organisation; Familienmilieu; Production; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Sozialer Wert; Wetter; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gartenarbeit; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Cost; Kosten; Qualitative Forschung; Trinidad und Tobago
Abstract	Home food production plays a critical role in food security for residents of Trinidad and Tobago and around the world. The purpose of this study was to examine barriers and benefits that influence residents' engagement in or rejection of home food production to inform social marketing programs. To address study objectives, interviews were conducted with 40 participants who represented five distinct Habitat for Humanity communities. Four subthemes emerged among the benefits associated with engaging in home food production: economic benefits, food safety, sharing and reciprocity, and personal well-being. Among the barriers, subthemes included: monetary expenses associated with start-up, lack of nonmonetary resources, lack of experience, generational disconnect, and barriers beyond human control such as the weather. While findings revealed many factors may hinder residents growing food around homes, there were high perceived social and financial values associated with this practice. Implications point to strategies that agricultural education professionals can use to encourage home food production among Trinidadians and in other locations. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01