To Subsidise My Income: Urban Farming in an East-African Town - Couverture souple

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Foeken, Dick

 
9789004152021: To Subsidise My Income: Urban Farming in an East-African Town
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9004152024 ISBN 13 : 9789004152021
Editeur : Brill, 2006

Synopsis

Urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa has gained momentum in recent years in terms of research and policy, as well as in practical terms. The paradox of accelerated urbanisation and the increase in urban agriculture in developing countries is widely recognised. More than ever before, urban residents all over the developing world are cultivating urban plots and/or keeping animals to sustain their livelihoods. This volume looks at urban farming in the Kenyan town of Nakuru and is based on surveys and in-depth studies carried out by various researchers, including Kenyan Masters students. It considers farming techniques, the socio-economic aspects of urban farming and the environmental issues involved, and there is also a chapter on school farming. Specific attention is paid to urban farming in relation to poverty, with the conclusion being that those who depend on urban agriculture the most are, in fact, benefiting the least from it.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dick Foeken, Ph.D. in Human Geography (University of Amsterdam, 1992), is a Senior Researcher at the African Studies Centre in Leiden. He has been involved in research on urban agriculture since the mid-1990s, mainly in Kenya and Tanzania.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004152024
ISBN 13 
9789004152021
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
242
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Personne responsable
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