The Contributions Of Urban Agriculture In Alleviating Food Insecurity Of Poor Urban Households Evidence From Selected Kebles Of Akaki-kaliti Sub- City Addis Ababa

Urban agriculture has food security, economic, social and environmental impacts. Thernfocus of this study was on food security of poor urban households. The purpose of thisrncomparative study was to investigate the contributions of urban agriculture in alleviatingrnurban household food insecurity in Akaki-Kaliti Sub-city. The study’s target population isrncomposed of both urban poor households engaging in urban agriculture and those whornare not engaging in urban agriculture. The study sought to investigate the relationshiprnamongst the different dimensions of food security and the households’ status in relationrnto engagement in urban agriculture along with their average daily income. Bothrnquantitative and qualitative methodologies were employed in the study wherebyrnstructured questionnaires were prepared for the survey of randomly selected 100 urbanrnpoor households with similar socio-economic status. Discussions were also made withrnthe purposively selected key informants and urban agriculture stakeholders in Akaki-rnKaliti sub-City. Data analyses were made by using ‘IBM SPSS Statistics 20’. Data resultsrnwere interpreted. The result of the study revealed that one in two of the householdsrnsampled from both low incomes unemployed owners engage in at least one form ofrnfarming. The result also indicated that households who engage in farming have earnedrnfood and cash income; this has contributed both in improving household food security byrnimproving food availability (50%) and nutrition, measured by proxy, of variety of foodrnintake at household level (50%). The study concludes with the policy advice thatrngovernment support to poor households should include interventions that can improvernthe variety and productivity of farms at household levels. The stakeholders that involve inrnurban agriculture and waste management should integrate their support towardsrnimproving the productivity of urban agriculture at household and community levels.rnThese together are assumed to improve both the productivity and variety of farming asrnwell as greener ways, in ways that proactively and efficiently manage urban waste

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