Challenges in Practicing Urban Farming Among Low-Income City Dwellers

Nor Arissa Yasmin Abdul Mo’men (), Noor Azina Ismail () and Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin ()
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Nor Arissa Yasmin Abdul Mo’men: Universiti Malaya
Noor Azina Ismail: Universiti Malaya
Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin: Universiti Malaya

A chapter in Eurasian Business and Economics Perspectives, 2025, pp 285-298 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Despite government support and encouragement, involvement in urban farming by low-income city dwellers lags far behind and is insufficient in ensuring access to affordable and nutritional food. Hence, the purpose of this study was to identify challenges and limitations faced by these low-income households in participating in urban farming activities. This study uses urban areas in Malaysia where farming could be the answer to food production in the future. Nine low-cost residential areas representing four regions in Peninsular Malaysia were selected at random. The study gathered responses from 830 randomly selected households using a structured questionnaire. A binary logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between a set of challenges and the likelihood of a person participating in urban farming. Although low-income urban residents are open to incorporating urban farming into their lives, they do not engage in it regularly. The majority of them admit that obstacles to urban farming include a lack of space for agriculture, being preoccupied with other jobs, not knowing how to farm, lacking interest, financial difficulties, plants that do not grow, pest problems, and other issues such as housing management restrictions and health concerns.

Keywords: Agriculture; Farming; Food security; Land use; Logistic regression; Low-income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-85312-8_15

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