Factors Influencing Urban Agriculture Perfomance In Mathare Sub-County, Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2018Author
Kinyanjui, Michael Mugo
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ThesisLanguage
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The main aim of the research study was to investigate the factors affecting urban
agriculture performance in county of Nairobi. The objectives include: To establish the
impact of urban planning on urban agriculture performance; to determine the role gender
plays in urban agriculture performance; to explore the link between food security and
urban agriculture performance and to determine the influence of income on urban
agriculture. The study draws upon the Innovation-Diffusion and Sustainable Livelihood
Theories and will employ a descriptive survey research design. It will utilize the simple
random sampling method and use a household survey, semi-structured interviews, and
key informants to collect data. The target population was 5000 farmers who head their
respective family units; hence by utilization of Krejcie and Morgan's technique the
sample size was derived to be 357 respondents. Essential information was gathered by
methods of semi-structured questionnaires. A pilot test was directed with the end goal to
test the legitimacy of the questionnaires and Expert conclusions help to set up content
legitimacy. The examination yielded both quantitative and qualitative information. The
qualitative information gathered was assessed through content analysis. Quantitative
information was assessed through descriptive statistics with the assistance of SPSS. The
results were exhibited utilizing tables, frequencies and rates. The study established that
that no land use regulations in Mathare Sub-County are in place, and there are no
legislations and policies encouraging or inhibiting urban agriculture. It was also found
that Mathare Sub-County households have no access to sufficient and nutritious foods
supply and households have unreliable food supply. In addition, women have equal
access rights to urban farm space as men and more women practice urban agriculture to
produce food for the family than for sale as compared to men. The study concludes that
the rising food insecurity has had an increase in urban agricultural practices in Mathare
Sub-County. Also, it was inferred that urban farming can profit on the off chance that it is
joined in the urban organic waste management, and available salary openings and an
unsatisfied interest for farm items in both amount and quality bring out a major challenge
to urban agriculture. The investigation suggests that the legislature ought to be at the fore
front in enabling urban inhabitants appreciate the advantages of an urban green space,
making social systems to plan, execute and keep up the urban green space and make a
procedure of strategy to adjust the requirements of those living in urban zones with the
necessities of the bigger ecological concerns.
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University of Nairobi
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