A Study on Effects of Sustainable Land Management Practices on Food Security of Beneficiary Households: A Context of Adaptation to Climate Change in the Communes of Malanville and Kouandé in Northern Benin

The aim of this present work is to analyze the effect of sustainable land management (SLM) measures on the food security of households benefiting from climate change resilience through the SLM project in Kouandé and Malanville in northern Benin (CCRP-SLM). Food security and food safety are two related concepts to food dangers. Food hazards are numerous traits or events that may indicate possible health issues. A survey of 305 producers in two communes in northern Benin was used to obtain socioeconomic data. The chi-square test, With and Without, and CARI techniques were employed in STATA 15 softwares to investigate the acceptance rate of the SLM measures communicated, as well as the effects of these measures on beneficiaries' food security. The results demonstrate that four SLM measures were implemented among those distributed by the PRCC-GDT (Integrated Soil Fertility Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Integrated Agriculture and Livestock Management, and Climate Change Adaptation).

CARI's analysis reveals that 66% of PRCC-GDT beneficiaries and 16% of non-beneficiaries are food-secure. As a result, extension services and structures need to step up their actions on these different measures, through activities to strengthen producers on SLM measures in the context of climate change mitigation, in order to guarantee food security. As a result, extension agencies or organizations must prioritize efforts on these various measures via activities to strengthen producers on SLM measures in the context of mitigating the effects of climate change and ensuring food safety.