Research & reports

Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.

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• Farming in cities: Potentials and challenges of urban agriculture in Maputo and Cape Town

  2019

  Erik Engel, Karin Fiege, Anja Kühn · · Africa

  The UFISAMO project analyzed urban agriculture (UA) in Maputo and Cape Town. In Maputo, UA is the main income source for about 5% of the population, though it often does not cover monthly food costs, and a major challenge is the uncontrolled application of pesticides due to mono-cropping. In Cape Town's townships, UA plays a negligible role in income and food security due to small plots, sandy soils, water stress, and weak market links.

  Environmental trade-offsCommunityEconomicsHealthPolicy
  Read source →DOI: 10.18452/20559

• Health and Environmental Hazards Posed by Urban Livestock Keeping in Enugu Urban, Nigeria: Implication for Climate Change Mitigation

  2013

  AN Asadu, EM Igbokwe, JM Chah, IA Enwelu · Journal of Agricultural Extension · Nigeria (Enugu)

  This study investigated farmers' perceptions of health and environmental hazards from urban livestock keeping in Enugu Urban, Nigeria, interviewing 75 heads of households. While all respondents were aware of general health and environmental implications, only 4.0% knew livestock could cause climate change. Identified environmental issues included crop destruction (89.3%), urban filth (89.3%), and noise (88.0%), while health issues included disease spread (50.7%), accidents (46.7%), and bad smell (86.7%).

  Environmental trade-offsHealthClimate changeCommunity
  Read source →DOI: 10.4314/jae.v16i2.2

• To Subsidise My Income: Urban farming in an East-African town, by Dick Foeken

  2008

  M. B. David · African Affairs · Kenya

  This study on urban agriculture in the Kenyan town of Nakuru illustrates health and environmental problems associated with keeping livestock in urban areas, the small size of plots cultivated, and the dependence of urban households on rural sources of food. These findings were observed in the context of economic hardships occasioned by structural adjustment programmes since the 1980s.

  Environmental trade-offsCommunityEconomicsHealthUrban–rural linkage
  Read source →DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adn071