Abstract
Urban farmers remain vulnerable and trapped in poverty due to urbanisation and food crop and input price volatility. However, studies on the causes and effects as well as coping strategies to the p...
Highlights
IntroductionThe rapid rate of urbanisation across the globe is increasingly threatening urban farming
Over the years, the rapid rate of urbanisation across the globe is increasingly threatening urban farming
The female dominance in vegetable was because vegetable farming was “easier” to cultivate and lucrative when the product is marketed at the municipal market and in Kumasi
Summary
The rapid rate of urbanisation across the globe is increasingly threatening urban farming. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the situation is more intense, as urbanisation remains largely spontaneous and unplanned leading to the rise in urban slums (Potts, 2009; Satterthwaite, McGranahan, & Tacoli, 2010). Whilst this situation is depleting urban farming, it has made urban communities more susceptible to floods due to climate change. Interventions are needed to promote urban farming, prominent amongst them is green infrastructure as an adaptation strategy to climate change. Be promoted as green infrastructure, in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa
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