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; Tjard De Cock Buning

doi:10.1080/09614524.2022.2066066

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, Tjard De Cock Buning

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-316
Number of pages	16
Journal	Development in Practice
Volume	33
Issue number	3
Early online date	27 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2022.2066066
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2023

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This work was supported by Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, File no: 08.260.302 and Nuffic: R/003248.01.

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Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education	R/003248.01
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	08.260.302

Keywords

Benin
cities
food security
poverty
urban agriculture
urban planning
Urbanization

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