Regina Ogot, Francis Kerongo

Effects of Urban Agricuture in enhancing poverty reduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This hand book makes available information on the effects of urban agriculture in enhancing poverty reduction in Mombasa county Kenya.it provide valuable information on income generation, creation of employment, supply of food and supply of raw material as independent variables of poverty reduction. The book will be useful at all levels. Urban farming has for years served as a vital input in the livelihood strategies of urban households in developing countries . In general, urban dwellers rely on the market for food but with the tremendous surge in food prices beyond the reach of the majority of the population, the poor urbanites in Mombasa county Kenya have resorted to intensifying urban agriculture as a coping strategy to meet their immediate food requirements. This book discusses the contribution of urban agriculture to reducing food insecurity and reduction of urban poverty. Urban agriculture is a strategy that can be adapted by low income households in Mombasa county to meettheir food, nutritional requirements and poverty reduction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 120g
• ISBN-13: 9783659462115
• ISBN-10: 365946211X
• Artikelnr.: 39854689

Autorenporträt

Regina Atieno Ogot was born in Rachuonyo District of Kenya in the year 1968 attended kaditonge primary school,Nyakach girls high school,did BSc in Agriculture Education and Extention at Egerton universiry and MSc in project management at jomokenyatta university of agriculture and technology.