Kassa, Abrham (2012) Challenges and Prospects of Riverbank Urban Agriculture: The Case of Mekanisa, Gofa and Saris Vegetable Producer Cooperative. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
This thesis sought to assess and analyze challenges and prospects of riverbank urban agriculture in one cooperative vegetable producer along Little Akaki River of Addis Ababa city. The study was basically an assessment that used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Sample household from a total of 241 urban farmers randomly selected and nine key interview persons were selected by using purposive sampling from relevant government organizations. A structured questionnaire, interview guiding questions, photography, document analysis, and satellite images were methods and tools of data collection. The finding of the study indicates that urban agriculture activity in the study area has an impact on the natural environment especially;on soil erosion and water pollution as well as pose health risk due to contamination of vegetables with toxic substances.. Informal occupation of reserved area for urban agriculture by squatters as well as urban agriculture activities in protected area for other green development and uses are the two major challenges observed in the study area. The contribution of urban agriculture in the city includes employment creation for more than 3807 household heads and benefits more than 14,544 family members. It also serves as poverty reduction strategy for the disadvantage group of the society such as women, elder and youths who do not have job at the moment. The benefits of urban agriculture in the selected cooperative shows that it is the survival livelihood for 241 household heads and 2,500 family members. Vegetable growing along river both in the city and the cooperative more challengeable as domestic and industrial waste management are very poor and the spatial location of industries and garage close to the river. Recognizing and providing tenure security of the existing urban farmers is the primary solution for the challenges in the study area. However, in order to enforce the city structure plan, commercial forests and fruit trees should substitute the existing vegetable farms. Moreover, capacitating urban agriculture units in the city can solve technical and other problems which urban farmers face in the study area.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2019 13:06 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2019 13:06 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9568 |
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