Roles of Local Governance Institutions and Promotion of Urban Agriculture Practices in Western Kenya
Isaac Otieno Dawo, George Mark Onyango, Francis Ang’awa Okere
International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research
Urban Farm DB summary
A cross-sectional survey of urban farmers in three towns in western Kenya — Eldoret (n=137), Kakamega (n=145) and Kisumu (n=158) — examining how local governance institutions' economic, social and environmental roles influence urban agriculture (UA) practice. A stratified sample of 205 respondents (63 in Eldoret, 68 in Kakamega, 74 in Kisumu) completed questionnaires and key-informant interviews. The department of agriculture, livestock and fisheries was identified as the most important institution promoting UA, cited by 64.8% of respondents in Eldoret, 42.2% in Kakamega and 40.0% in Kisumu. Pearson correlation showed a statistically significant moderate positive relationship between county government institutional roles and UA practice (n=205, r=.532, p<.05).