Research & reports

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

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• Urban School Farming to Improve School Feeding: The Case of Nakuru Town, Kenya

  2010

  Dick Foeken, Samuel Owuor, Alice Mwangi · Children Youth and Environments · Kenya

  A survey was conducted in almost all primary and secondary schools in Nakuru Town, Kenya, to examine the extent to which school farming contributes to school feeding programs. The survey found that while school farming and feeding programs are common practice, school farming substantially contributes to school feeding programs in relatively few cases.

  Limited or null effectFood educationWelfareEconomics
  Read source →DOI: 10.1353/cye.2010.0029

• Urban farming in the informal settlements of Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa

  2009

  W. Van Averbeke · Water SA · South Africa (Pretoria)

  This study in five informal settlements of Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa, used a pilot study, household survey, and multiple case studies to assess urban farming's contribution to food security and household income. While over half of households participated in urban farming, its contribution to total household income and food security was generally modest. Main constraints included lack of space and limited access to irrigation water.

  Limited or null effectCommunityWelfareHealthFood sovereignty & justice
  Read source →DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v33i3.49112

• The significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Peddie, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

  2007

  Alex Thornton, Etienne Nel · Africanus Journal of Development Studies · South Africa (Peddie)

  This study investigated the significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) as a livelihoods strategy in Peddie, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, based on a PhD study. The findings indicate that UPA is not as significant or widely practiced as often assumed, despite its potential to address food insecurity and generate income. Its development has been slowed by various structural historical and socioeconomic barriers, limiting its current impact.

  Limited or null effectFood sovereignty & justiceEconomicsWelfarePeri-urban agriculture
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• Implications Of Rainwater Harvesting In ARiver Basin Management: Evidence FromThe Modder River Basin, South Africa

  2005

  Yali E. Woyessa, Etheresia Pretorius, Pieter S. van Heerden, M. Hensley, L. van Rensburg · WIT transactions on ecology and the environment · South Africa

  This field survey in the Modder River basin, South Africa, investigated the potential expansion and implications of a rainwater harvesting technique introduced to small-scale farmers. While a rapid spread within home yard sizes was expected, no significant spread to community gardens or beyond was anticipated in the short term. This limitation was attributed to socio-economic constraints, including poverty and a lack of appropriate tools and basic farming skills.

  Limited or null effectDIYCommunityClimate change
  Read source →DOI: 10.2495/rm050251

• Urban agriculture, gender and empowerment: An alternative view

  2001

  Rachel Slater · Development Southern Africa · South Africa

  This study examined urban agriculture (UA) in Cape Town, South Africa, focusing on its contribution to low-income households. It found that UA's contribution to income generation and expenditure substitution is limited. However, UA is important to women in low-income households in ways less directly related to monetary gain, being used for empowerment, establishing social networks, symbolizing a sense of security, and encouraging community development.

  Limited or null effectWelfareCommunityPolicyEconomics
  Read source →DOI: 10.1080/03768350120097478

• Urban Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition in Low Income Areas of the City of Nairobi, Kenya

  1996

  A. Mboganie-Mwangi, Dick Foeken · Leiden Repository (Leiden University) · Kenya (Nairobi)

  A 1996 study in Nairobi, Kenya, compared the food security and nutritional status of low-income households engaged in urban agriculture with those not farming. It found that urban farmers primarily produced for home consumption and faced theft as a major problem. While the Undugu Society Urban Agriculture Project (USUAP) group showed better food situations and higher energy and protein intakes than other groups, all three groups had inadequate energy intake on average. The long-term beneficial effect of urban agriculture on nutritional status was negligible.

  Limited or null effectFood sovereignty & justiceHealthWelfareCommunity
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