The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana
Abstract The debate about the contribution of urban agriculture to urban household food security has not considered the possible differential effects by geography of production activities, focusing either on urban household’s participation in agriculture irrespective of where the activity takes plac...
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| author | Hayford Mensah Ayerakwa Fred Mawunyo Dzanku Daniel Bruce Sarpong |
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| description | Abstract The debate about the contribution of urban agriculture to urban household food security has not considered the possible differential effects by geography of production activities, focusing either on urban household’s participation in agriculture irrespective of where the activity takes place, or restricting participation to production within urban and peri-urban areas, or more narrowly, production within build-up urban spaces. Using a sample of 2004 households in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana, this article contributes by disentangling urban household’s participation in agriculture by geography of production activities and the implications for the food security of urban households. We find no evidence from our sample that participation in agriculture in general matters for the food security of urban households. However, urbanites who produced food in both urban and rural areas had better food security in the medium-sized city. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-add78a1efc9d42bbbf9d63ed98000fbf2022-12-21T20:15:56ZengSpringerOpenAgricultural and Food Economics2193-75322020-03-018112110.1186/s40100-020-00155-3The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in GhanaHayford Mensah Ayerakwa0Fred Mawunyo Dzanku1Daniel Bruce Sarpong2University of Ghana Learning Centres, School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of GhanaInstitute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of GhanaAbstract The debate about the contribution of urban agriculture to urban household food security has not considered the possible differential effects by geography of production activities, focusing either on urban household’s participation in agriculture irrespective of where the activity takes place, or restricting participation to production within urban and peri-urban areas, or more narrowly, production within build-up urban spaces. Using a sample of 2004 households in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana, this article contributes by disentangling urban household’s participation in agriculture by geography of production activities and the implications for the food security of urban households. We find no evidence from our sample that participation in agriculture in general matters for the food security of urban households. However, urbanites who produced food in both urban and rural areas had better food security in the medium-sized city.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-020-00155-3Urban agricultureFood productionFood securityTechimanTamaleGhana |
| spellingShingle | Hayford Mensah Ayerakwa Fred Mawunyo Dzanku Daniel Bruce Sarpong The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana Agricultural and Food Economics Urban agriculture Food production Food security Techiman Tamale Ghana |
| title | The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana |
| title_full | The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana |
| title_short | The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana |
| title_sort | geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium sized city in ghana |
| topic | Urban agriculture Food production Food security Techiman Tamale Ghana |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-020-00155-3 |
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