| Autore |
Foeken Dick
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (241 p.)
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| Disciplina |
630.9173/2
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| Collana |
Afrika-Studiecentrum Series
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| Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture - Kenya - Nakuru
Urban agriculture
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| ISBN |
1-281-39958-2
9786611399580
90-474-0996-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of 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 -- Tables -- Annex 1: The Nakuru Urban Agriculture Research Project (NUAP) -- Annex 2: Sampling and the study population -- Annex 3: The farmers -- Annex 4: The crops -- Annex 5: The animals -- Annex 6: The benefits -- Annex 7: The support -- Annex 8: The environment -- Annex 9: The schools -- Annex 10: The poor.
Annex 11: Results of the NUAP workshop, 27-28 November 2002 -- References -- Index -- AFRIKA-STUDIECENTRUM SERIES.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Urban Farming in an East-African Town
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812172503321 |
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To Subsidise My Income : Urban Farming in an East-African Town / / Dick Foeken
