Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2018·Kenya (Nairobi)

‘The garden has improved my life’

Joyce-Ann Syhre, Meike Brückner

Urban Farm DB summary

This chapter illustrates agricultural alternatives in Nairobi, Kenya, emerging through practiced urban agriculture. These alternatives enable socio-ecological spaces of food sovereignty, biodiversity, and agency. The chapter discusses the socio-cultural values of farming and food, the role of gender in Nairobi's urban agricultural landscape, and the diverse perceptions of human-nature relations among female farmers.