Urban Agriculture as Livelihood Strategy: A Case Study in the Southern Fringe of Addis Ababa

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Author(s): Ashenafi Tilahun Hailie (Ministry of Construction, Ethiopia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 23
Source title: Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch028

Keywords: Agricultural & Food Technologies / Agricultural and Food Technologies / Environment & Agriculture / Information Science Reference

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This chapter assesses the benefits of urban agriculture in the study area. Data is generated through questionnaire, focus group discussions, interviews, and direct observations. Qualitative and quantitative analysis is made in line with sustainable livelihood framework. In the findings, sex indiscrimination, migrants' dominancy, poor educational status, and agricultural background made it as main stays. As assets, access to land, gentle slope, fertile soil, moderate climate, drainage, diversification, access to transportation, are promising. Skills, knowledge transfer, ability to labor, and good health are examined insufficient. Population explosion, absence of good governance, frequent indeterminable natural calamities, land tenure insecurity, and seasonality of prices are identified vulnerabilities. The strategies designed need intervention, organization, and persuasion effort. As outcomes, increasing well-being, reducing vulnerability, and improving food security, are substantial. Hence, incorporating a land use plan and promoting and providing support to the sector imply helping urban poor.

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