The urban poor: profile and constraints affecting their participation in allotment gardens

Mawuna D. Houessou, Ben G. J. S. Sonneveld, Augustin K. N. Aoudji, Fréjus S. Thoto, Denyse J. R. M. Snelder, Anselme A. Adegbidi and Tjard De Cock Buning

Development in Practice, 2023, vol. 33, issue 3, 301-316

Abstract: Rapid global urbanisation has seen a growing number of urban poor who lack natural endowments to cope with food shortages. Broadening their safety nets merits urgent political attention but requires understanding their profiles. A survey among 88 urban poor in Benin found that they had low educational and income levels, overcrowded and unsanitary housing conditions, and limited access to social services and health facilities; 76 per cent of them were food insecure, influenced by city, gender, ownership of a motorbike, and access to health facilities. Engaging them in allotment gardens requires farming skills, financial capital, and safety issues.

Date: 2023
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