Urban poverty and urban agriculture: An overview of the linkages in Harare

Drakakis‐Smith, David; Bowyer-Bower, T. A. S.; Tevera, D.S.

doi:10.1016/0197-3975(94)00065-a

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“…Along main roads and rivers in Dar es Salaam, fairly high heavy-metal concentrations were recorded (Amend & Mwaisango, 1998;Sawio, 1996), while Nyandwaro (forthcoming) found unacceptable levels of heavy metals in the top layer of soil that had been put on the local dumpsite in Nakuru, Kenya, where maize and beans were extensively cultivated. Intensive land use may exhaust soil fertility and even increase erosion, a matter of concern in, for example, Harare (Drakakis-Smith, Bowyer-Bower, & Tevera, 1995).…”

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Urban horticulture for a better environment: A case study of Cotonou, Benin

Brock¹,

Foeken

2006

Habitat International

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Urban horticulture for a better environment: A case study of Cotonou, Benin

Brock¹,

Foeken

2006

Habitat International

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“…Planner Jac Smit is often cited as the ‘father of urban agriculture’, with his seminal book, UA: Food, Jobs, and Sustainable Cities (Cheema et al 1996). The history and theory behind using UA as a developmental tool lives in the introduction sections of numerous articles from economic development planners (Egziabher et al 1994) and allied fields of geography (Freeman 1991; Atkinson 1995; Drakakis-Smith, Bowyer-Bower, and Tevera 1995; Binns and Lynch 1998; Foeken 2006; Hovorka, Zeeuw, and Njenga 2009), architecture (Prain and Lee-Smith 2010), and agronomy (Maxwell 1999; Altieri et al 1999). In wealthy countries, environmental engineers (Hynes 1996), planners (Martin and Marsden 1999), and landscape architects (Lawson 2004, 2005; Helphand 2006) have pioneered the history and theory behind using UA to supply food during times of economic stress or for community and economic development in beautifying neighborhoods, engendering higher property values, or promoting civic engagement.…”

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Avenues into Food Planning: A Review of Scholarly Food System Research

Brinkley

2013

International Planning Studies

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This review summarizes several avenues of planning inquiry into food systems research, revealing gaps in the literature, allied fields of study and mismatches between scholarly disciplines and the food system life cycle. Planners and scholars in associated fields have identified and defined problems in the food system as ‘wicked’ problems, complex environmental issues that require systemic solutions at the community scale. While food justice scholars have contextualized problem areas, planning scholars have made a broad case for planning involvement in solving these wicked problems while ensuring that the functional and beneficial parts of the food system continue to thrive. This review maps the entry points of scholarly interest in food systems and planning’s contributions to its study, charting a research agenda for the future.

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“…The potential of urban agriculture has been debated for decades (Egziabher et al, 1994;Drakakis-Smith et al, 1995;Mougeot, 2006), although the promise of cities being able to feed themselves has never been realised. Previous work has identified numerous benefits of urban agriculture, including the supply of fresh and nutritious produce to the inner cities, maintenance of green spaces, productive use and care of undeveloped lands, contributions of food and income to the gardeners and farmers, and productive use of waste water.…”

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Production of and trade in African indigenous vegetables in the urban and peri-urban areas of Durban, South Africa

Shackleton

Paumgarten

Mthembu

et al. 2010

Development Southern Africa

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This paper reports on the farming and trade of lesser known crops, here termed African indigenous vegetables (AIVs), in the Durban metropole. Most households grow AIVs, and collect them from the wild, primarily for home consumption. Modal income from sale was approximately R30 per month per farmer, most of whom were middle-aged to elderly females, with limited education, who had been cultivating AIVs here for many years. The main constraints to greater sales were deemed to be low market demand and adverse climate. The commonest AIVs grown were pumpkin leaves, taro and amaranth. Although most farmers sold very little, there is a thriving retail trade in AIVs. Generally, retailers were females, but younger and more educated than the farmers. The majority viewed retailing as a full-time occupation. Modal income for retailers was R450 per month, but included non-AIV produce. Most of the traders thought there was insufficient market demand for AIVs.African indigenous vegetables, gender, peri-urban, markets, urban agriculture,

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Urban poverty and urban agriculture: An overview of the linkages in Harare

Cited by 49 publications

References 11 publications

Urban horticulture for a better environment: A case study of Cotonou, Benin

Urban horticulture for a better environment: A case study of Cotonou, Benin

Avenues into Food Planning: A Review of Scholarly Food System Research

Production of and trade in African indigenous vegetables in the urban and peri-urban areas of Durban, South Africa

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