Women's agricultural practices and their effects on soil nutrient content in the Nyalenda urban gardens of Kisumu, Kenya

Jonkman, Nicolette Tamara; Kooijman, Esmee D.; Kalbitz, Karsten; Pouw, Nicky; Jansen, Boris

doi:10.5194/soil-5-303-2019

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“…This is because the urban agricultural sector tends to still use traditional marketing strategies so that it only settles down and does not experience development. Apart from that, one of the limitations of agricultural business in urban areas is the narrow size of the land so that in order to continue to grow urban agriculture must produce products as a continuation of its farming business not only limited to selling agricultural products but there Nurdiana / 7P Marketing Mix in Processed Farm Products by Urban Farming Businesses is development (Grebitus et al, 2020;Jonkman et al, 2019;Mhache & Lyamuya, 2019). This is what the Orchid Women Farmer Group is trying to implement.…”

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7P Marketing Mix in Processed Farm Products by Urban Farming Businesses

Nurdiana,

Hasan,

Miranda

et al. 2023

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The increasingly rapid business competition makes every business actor required to continue to innovate in order to develop and maintain their existence. One alternative for business actors to continue to develop and maintain their existence is to apply the 7P marketing mix to their business, especially in urban farming. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the 7P marketing mix on processed agricultural products as well as the supporting and inhibiting factors in implementing the 7P marketing mix. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and FGD, for data analysis used coding techniques. There are 4 informants in this study. The results of this study indicate that in general, the 7P marketing mix for the processed products of the Orchid Women Farmer Group has been implemented. Then for the supporting factors for implementing the 7P marketing mix, namely (1) self-confidence; (2) cooperation; (3) encouragement from agricultural extension workers. The inhibiting factors include (1) lack of literacy; and (2) limited time. All elements of the marketing mix in the processed products of the Orchid Women Farmer Group are considered capable of increasing product sales and making the Orchid Women Farmer Group more exist and known. However, in the implementation process, there are several supporting and inhibiting factors as described in the research results.

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7P Marketing Mix in Processed Farm Products by Urban Farming Businesses

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Miranda

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“…At all sites, the soil is ploughed with hand tools to a depth of 30 to 50 cm. An earlier study [22] showed that very few of the urban farmers at the Kisumu sites use inorganic fertilizers, and techniques such as mulching and applying compost are preferred.…”

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“…Two case studies were conducted. One was conducted in Kisumu, Kenya, where a previous pilot study indicated a link between current UA soil status and land use history [22], and one was conducted in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. An exploration was made of the social and historic contexts of three UA sites in each city, to better understand the reasons for the locations, size, and soil macronutrient content.…”

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Site History’s Role in Urban Agriculture: A Case Study in Kisumu, Kenya, and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Jonkman,

Kalbitz,

Bergsma

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Urban agriculture (UA) is a widespread practice often considered low-profit, taking place on marginal lands. This is supported by the lack of quantitative data on UA’s contributions to food security and employment, yet contradicted by prevalence and high participation rates. This case study of six UA sites in Kisumu, Kenya and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso explores the relationship between prior land use and current management and soil quality. A soil survey is performed determining the soil macronutrient and soil mineral composition. Agricultural management, ownership, and prior land use are investigated through interviews, satellite imagery, and historic publications. Results show three UA sites predating surrounding urban development, and data on soil nutrient content show that sites likely were chosen for their soil. The three younger sites are smaller and less embedded in the local economy, but soil analysis shows medium-rich to rich agricultural soils. We conclude that one cannot assume that UA is practiced on marginalized soils. Consequently, both value attribution to and the sustainable agricultural management of UA soils must be based on their characteristics, such as mineralogy and nutrient status, to prevent valuable soil resources from being lost. Through this, the more accurate value attribution of UA can be achieved, lending weight to the value attributed to UA by local communities.

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“…In Uganda, plant clinics were accessed differentially, with middle-aged male farmers attending more frequently than women (although overall male attendance was also low; Karubanga et al, 2017). In Kenya, although women spent more hours in the day in gardens, this did not translate into better soil nutrient quality (Jonkman et al, 2019). Organic agriculture in the Kenyan counties of Kajiado and Murang'a was more likely where there was higher gender equity (Kamau et al, 2018).…”

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A review of gender in agricultural and pastoral livelihoods based on selected countries in west and east Africa

Vincent

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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This scoping paper presents the results of a review of the landscape of research on gender and agricultural and pastoral livelihoods in select countries in west and east Africa (Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Uganda) published over 5 years (January 2016–March 2021). A keyword search of the Scopus database gave rise to an ultimate dataset of 169 papers which were coded for geographical location, approaches to gender, and theme based on inductive identification of clusters of research. There has been an increase in the number of published papers but there is an uneven geographical distribution of research. Studies vary in the way they treat gender: with an almost even split between modeling-based studies, where gender is one of many variables to be correlated with, or to determine, an outcome (e.g., poverty—for example, as a dummy variable in regressions); and studies where the expressed aim is to look at gender differences, whether through the gender of an individual or the gender of a household head. Clusters of papers look at gender differences in assets, health, perceptions of environmental degradation, agricultural perceptions and outcomes, and climate change perceptions, vulnerability, and adaptation. There is also a number of papers exploring women's empowerment, including intra-household decision making. Intersectional approaches have been employed both through modeling studies and through more in-depth qualitative studies that are able to trace changes in identity over time, and the implications therein. The household and household headship have remained common entry points and units of analysis, despite known critiques. The results highlight a need to address geographical gaps in gender research, expand the evidence base of intersectional approaches, explore other aspects of social inequality, and expand more innovative methodological studies.

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Women's agricultural practices and their effects on soil nutrient content in the Nyalenda urban gardens of Kisumu, Kenya

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

7P Marketing Mix in Processed Farm Products by Urban Farming Businesses

7P Marketing Mix in Processed Farm Products by Urban Farming Businesses

Site History’s Role in Urban Agriculture: A Case Study in Kisumu, Kenya, and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

A review of gender in agricultural and pastoral livelihoods based on selected countries in west and east Africa

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