Peri-urban agriculture and household food and nutrition security around Eldoret, Kenya

Ivica Petrikova (), Melvine Anyango Otieno, Gertrude Were, Mahmoud Eltholth, Ana Rodriguez Mateos, Seeromanie Harding, Victoria Moran, Odipo Osano and Jennifer Cole
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Ivica Petrikova: Royal Holloway University of London
Melvine Anyango Otieno: University of Eldoret
Gertrude Were: University of Eldoret
Mahmoud Eltholth: Kafrelsheikh University
Ana Rodriguez Mateos: King’s College
Seeromanie Harding: King’s College
Victoria Moran: University of Central Lancashire
Odipo Osano: University of Eldoret
Jennifer Cole: Royal Holloway University of London

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2024, vol. 16, issue 5, No 10, 1235-1263

Abstract: Abstract Rapid urbanisation in low- and middle-income countries, which has encroached on agricultural lands but has not been consistently accompanied by corresponding improvements in water and sanitation services, has raised questions about its impact on the food and nutrition security of households living in transitional, peri-urban areas. Through an analysis of survey data collected from 518 households living around the town of Eldoret, Kenya, we investigate the existing links between peri-urban households’ engagement in agriculture, their dietary behaviour, and their children’s nutrition outcomes. We find that peri-urban households engaged in agriculture, particularly in crop growing and in the sales of their agricultural produce, have more diverse and nutritious diets than agriculturally non-engaged households, all other things being equal. However, a significant improvement in children’s health outcomes is observed in these households only when coupled with improved water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions.

Keywords: Peri-urban agriculture; Kenya; Eldoret; Food security; Nutrition; WASH (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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