Cross-Location Analysis of the Impact of Household Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in West Africa |
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Authors: | Luc Hippolyte Dossa Andreas Buerkert Eva Schlecht |
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Institution: | 1.Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics,University of Kassel and Georg-August-Universit?t G?ttingen,Witzenhausen,Germany;2.Organic Plant Production and Agroecosystems Research in the Tropics and Subtropics,University of Kassel,Witzenhausen,Germany |
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Abstract: | This study explores the relation between household socioeconomic status (SES) and participation in urban and periurban agriculture
(UPA) in three West African cities. We used a structured questionnaire to survey 700 randomly selected households: 250 in
Kano, Nigeria, 250 in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, and 200 in Sikasso, Mali. Multiple correspondence analysis was applied
on household asset variables to create an index of assets which was used as a proxy for household SES. The results showed
no significant differences in households’ rate of participation in UPA across socioeconomic groups. Participation in UPA was
rather significantly (P < 0.001) and positively related to household size. Interestingly, the analysis revealed that field crop cultivation and gardening
were more common among households in the low and medium SES groups while those in the high SES group were more likely to keep
livestock. |
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