Improvement of Women's Resilience to Climate Change Through Provision Bio-Fertilizer for Vegetable Gardens in Western Kordofan, Sudan
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Mohammed Adam Abbas Hamad, Department of Rural Extension & Training, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, Elobied, Sudan.
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Muna Ahmed, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Elshiekh Awad Ibrahim, Department of Crops Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, Elobied, Sudan.
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Muneer Elyas Siddig Eltahir, Department of Extension, Training and Documentation, Institute of Gum Arabic Research and Desertification Studies, University of Kordofan, El Obeid, Sudan.
Consequence sand encroachment in the area adversely affected soil fertility leading to crops failure in women gardens. The objective of the research is to improve the productivity of home gardens owned and managed by poor women in rural rain-fed semi-arid areas of Sudan adversely affected by climate change. 20 gardens were randomly selected from 46 gardens. Different concentrations of the bio-fertilizer (control, 0.5m3, lm3, and 1.5m3 for each m2) were applied in 12 plots (2 x 6m) and 3 subplots within each plot as replicate. Two types of vegetables were randomly planted in each plot; one representing fruit vegetable (Okra) "Abelmoschuse sculentus L. Moench" and the other leafy vegetable (Jews mallow) "Corchorus olitorius L. ". The experiment was conducted for two successive seasons. Parameters measured were mainly fresh pod weights, number of pods per plant, plant height, leaf area etc. MSTATC and STATISTIX8 program were used for data analysis. Results showed significant increase in yields for both vegetables, except Jews mallow in the first season. Okra yield increased from 0.93 ton/ha fresh green pods to 1.4 ton/ha with 1.5m3 fertilizer in season one. In season two, okra increased from 0.92 ton/ha to 1.38 ton/h with 1.5m3 fertilizer application. In season two, Jews mallow yield increased from 13.15 ton/ha to 21.06 ton/ha with 1.5m3 fertilizer application. Combined analysis of variance indicated that there were significant differences among treatments for all studied traits in Okra and Jews mallow. It could be concluded that bio-fertilizer adoption could contribute to women empowerment through using high dose from bio-fertilizer to insure optimum yield of Okra and Jews mallow during off-season and using dry vegetables losses (pods and leafs) for home consumptions and hence improve family socioeconomic life style.
Bio-fertilizer, Food Security, Vegetables Garden, Sudan
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