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Database research record2014·Global

Urban Agriculture and Food Security in the Middle Eastern Context

Salwa Tohmé Tawk, Mounir Abi Said, S.K. Hamadeh

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This study in the Middle East and North Africa region investigated the relationship between urban agriculture and food security in two peri-urban locations: Bebnine, Lebanon, and Wadi el Seer, Jordan. High food insecurity was prevalent in both locations, demonstrating that producers were more food insecure than non-producers. Food security was found to be strongly associated with poverty and the number of household members.