Research & reports

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

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• Adaptive livelihood strategies of evicted peri-urban farmers in the newly metropolitan city of Ethiopia

  2026

  Abie Assres Fenta, Habtie Anmaw · Discover Sustainability · Ethiopia (Debre Markos)

  This qualitative study explored the adaptive livelihood strategies of evicted peri-urban farmers around the metropolis of Debre Markos, Ethiopia. Findings confirmed that farmers tend to hand over their land with insufficient compensation and are compelled to adapt to new livelihoods after losing farmlands. Many displaced young farmers experienced bankruptcy in new businesses due to a lack of business skills, and aged displaced farmers faced challenges adapting to new ways of life. The government did not provide adequate attention to training evicted farmers in technical, financial, and business planning.

  Equity & displacementPeri-urban agricultureUrban–rural linkageEconomicsPolicy
  Read source →DOI: 10.1007/s43621-026-02831-8

• ACCESS TO URBAN AGRICULTURAL LAND IN IBADAN, NIGERIA

  2018

  Bolanle Wahab, Ayobami Abayomi Popoola, Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha · PLANNING MALAYSIA · Nigeria (Ibadan)

  A study in Ibadan, Nigeria, investigated urban farmers' access to land and local planning authorities' land allocation activities, using questionnaires with 244 urban farmers and key-informant interviews. Rapid, unplanned urban growth limited farmers' access to land, with over 30% farming on family land and 17% on open spaces like floodplains or under power lines. Barriers included land unavailability, finance, and land tenure system issues.

  Equity & displacementPolicyEconomicsCommunityUrban–rural linkage
  Read source →DOI: 10.21837/pm.v16i8.547