Abstract
The general objective of this study is to examine the contribution of urban agriculture to the household livelihood in case of Bahir Dar city in Ethiopia. The motive for this study were the problems of unemployment, growing poverty, hunger, poor diets, bad air condition, depression as well as the special opportunities provided by the city including the growing demand for food, proximity to markets and availability of cheap resources such as urban organic wastes. The study used both primary and secondary data source. Stratified quota sampling was used by the study to collect primary data. Average annual urban agricultural net revenue per capita was taken as a common measure of all urban agricultural outcomes for target predictor’s. Other predictor variables that assumed to be the determinant of urban agriculture contribution also included in the model. Binary logistic regression technique is used to estimate the logit coefficient. The studies found that the greater correlation of livelihood security’s with average annual urban agricultural net revenue per capita than average annual non- urban agricultural net revenue per capita. The correlation between food, economic, education, health and empowerment security with average annual urban agricultural net revenue per capita were about 0.29, 0.6, 0.19, 0.21 and 0.22 respectively. This target explanatory variable was positive significant effect for food security dependent variable at 5% significance level and at its mean value the probability of more food security agreement were about 0.77, while other predictors also held at their mean value. Finally, this studies paper suggests that urban agriculture helps for household livelihood outcome of food, education, health, empowerment and economic security and should be considered in urban planning.
Highlights
IntroductionBy the year 2050 it is expected that 66.4 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities [15]
Urban agriculture is a practice of rural agriculture in urban context or it is primary occupation practiced within integrated urban socio-economic and ecological system and it used as a strategy by many urban dwellers to improve their livelihood and overall well-being [18].By the year 2050 it is expected that 66.4 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities [15]
Desalegn Degu Tebeje and Sitota Getachew Bokore: Examination of Urban Agriculture Contribution to the Household Livelihood Outcome the Case of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia poverty, hunger, poor diets, physical inactivity, air pollution, depression, anxiety and financial insecurity as well as the special opportunities provided by the city including the growing demand for food, proximity to markets and availability of cheap resources such as urban organic wastes were the motive of this study [6] cited in [11]
Summary
By the year 2050 it is expected that 66.4 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities [15]. For these growth of population [23] advice is necessary for urban households to embark on urban farming as a means of filling the food demand. In developing countries urban agriculture one of several food security options for households livelihood security; it is one of several tools for making productive use of urban open spaces, treating urban waste, saving, generating income and employment, and managing freshwater resources more effectively [2] and it practiced anywhere between about 10–70% of urban households in third world countries [1].
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