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1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:
9789047409960
Serie:
Afrika-Studiecentrum series v. 7
Inhalt:
Intro -- Contents -- Maps, Figures, Boxes, Tables -- Photos -- Glossary and abbreviations -- Foreword -- 1 The issue -- Urbanization and urban poverty -- Urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa -- Urban agriculture in Kenya -- Aspects of urban farming -- Theoretical considerations -- The present study -- 2 The setting -- Nakuru town -- The study population -- 3 The farmers -- Numbers and geographical distribution -- Urban farmers and non-farmers -- Rural farmers and non-farmers -- 4 The crops -- Urban plots -- Crops and inputs -- Yields -- Problems -- 5 The animals -- Animal production -- Rearing systems -- Inputs -- Problems -- Waste disposal -- 6 The benefits -- Importance of urban farming as perceived by respondents -- Food supply -- Food consumption and nutrition -- Income -- Employment -- 7 The support -- Assistance for crop cultivators and livestock keepers -- The Agriculture and Rural Development Programme (ARDP) -- The Ecumenical Church Loan Fund (ECLOF Kenya) -- 8 The environment -- Introduction -- Urban farmers' environmental awareness -- Perceptions and attitudes -- Heavy metal concentrations -- 9 The schools -- Institutional farming -- School farming in Kenya -- School farming in Nakuru town -- 10 The poor -- Introduction -- Farming -- Benefits -- Support -- Environment -- Schools -- Gender -- 11 Summary and conclusions -- Introduction -- Summary of findings -- Theoretical reflections -- Policy and the future of urban farming in Nakuru -- Annexes -- References -- Index -- Maps -- Kenya and location of Nakuru town -- Evolution of the boundaries of Nakuru town -- Economic structure -- Structure of housing -- Distribution of the research clusters -- Figures -- Monthly rainfall, selected years -- Farmers in town by housing density -- Types of livestock by household income -- Boxes -- Safety of "sewage crops" -- Nakuru Prison Farm.
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ISBN 9789004152021
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Print version To Subsidise My Income : Urban Farming in an East-African Town
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Foeken, Dick, 1962 - "To subsidise my income" Leiden : Brill, 2006 ISBN 9004152024
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ISBN 9789004152021
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Ethnologie
Schlagwort(e):
Kenia
;
Nakuru
;
Stadtnahe Landwirtschaft
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