Role of Urban Agriculture in Household Food Security in Peri-Urban Addis Ababa: a Case Study of Woreda 01 Nifas-Silk-Lafto Sub-City
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2024-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of urban agriculture in household food security in peri-urban Addis Ababa: a case study of the Woreda 01 Nifas-Silk-Lafto Sub-city. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the role of urban agriculture in household food security and, It also tries to see the types of assistance needed and suggests possible solutions to the problems. This study employed a cross-sectional survey design. On the other hand, the study were gathered using questionnaire survey of 212 households used multistage sampling techniques to select the target population. Additionally, the study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect the data. To obtain quantitative data the study used structured questionnaires whereas qualitative data was obtained through field observation, document review and semi-structured interview. Moreover, the study used both primary and secondary data sources. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Additionally inferential statistics correlation analysis and binary logistic regression were used. Inferential statistics used to assess the association or the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The results of the study showed that urban agriculture has played an immense role in changing the food security of urban society for the better. 68.86 percent of the respondents replied that urban agriculture has the potential to minimize food insecurity. The major challenges to urban agriculture in 01 Nifas-Silk-Lafto Sub-city include a lack of credit services, a lack of money, an absence of land, an increasing number of people in urban areas, and the absence of adequate transport systems. Furthermore, the main reasons for not ensuring food security in the city were the rapid growth of the population, the lack of appropriate institutions, weak land policies, and the lack of household training.. Furthermore, the majority of people do not have the more skills, and there is no educational preparation to work in urban agriculture. The researcher recommends that, in order for urban agriculture to grow, farmers should be given short training on agricultural practices by people who have knowledge about urban agriculture or agricultural experts, and they should be taught about agriculture. In addition, to develop urban agriculture, farmers should use modern farming tools such as improved seed, fertilizer and so on.
Keywords: Urban agriculture, food security, peri-urban district 01 Nifas-Silk-Lafto Sub-city
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Urban agriculture, food security, peri-urban district 01 Nifas-Silk-Lafto Sub-city