The study seeks to understand the importance and relevance of Urban Agriculture (UA) in the form of urban garden farming for vulnerable groups of people in the city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. The study is based on fieldwork which was carried out between June and August 2008 in Bulawayo. This was also the time of political uncertainty due to shameful presidential elections which were presided and followed by violence and intimidation of the civilians. The focus of the study is on how urban gardens contribute to livelihoods and well being of the beneficiaries. The thesis employs the capability approach to address the research problem. The capability approach is modified and operationalised in a model that is relevant to this particular study. ...
Abstract: Since antiquity urban agriculture has had a symbiotic relationship with urban areas and ha...
In a world where an increasing number of people live in cities, urban health is an essential part of...
The global food crisis is a real observable fact the world over and it is likely to remain with us i...
The study seeks to evaluate the role of Urban Community Gardens as a poverty alleviation strategy i...
Paper presented to the 2nd International Conference on Human and Social Sciences ICHSS 2012,Tirana,A...
The study aimed on addressing urban poverty in context with urban community gardens in the case of K...
The main objective of the study was to determine participants’ attitude and perceptions towards urba...
This is a journal articleThis research explores the contribution, which is made by women to food sec...
Caritas International Zimbabwe implemented a food security restoration project targeting 1,000 vulne...
Abstract: Urban agriculture is increasingly gaining attention due to current global trends, which in...
This study aimed at investigating the socio-economic factors that promote urban agriculture. As such...
Risk from climatic variability is a major limiting factor to agricultural production in Zimbabwe. Ve...
The objectives of the study were to provide quantitative information on the material benefits genera...
This article analyses how women have used Urban Agriculture (UA) as a resilience strategy to poverty...
The focus of this study is on urban agriculture which is a common informal sector activity across mo...
Abstract: Since antiquity urban agriculture has had a symbiotic relationship with urban areas and ha...
In a world where an increasing number of people live in cities, urban health is an essential part of...
The global food crisis is a real observable fact the world over and it is likely to remain with us i...
The study seeks to evaluate the role of Urban Community Gardens as a poverty alleviation strategy i...
Paper presented to the 2nd International Conference on Human and Social Sciences ICHSS 2012,Tirana,A...
The study aimed on addressing urban poverty in context with urban community gardens in the case of K...
The main objective of the study was to determine participants’ attitude and perceptions towards urba...
This is a journal articleThis research explores the contribution, which is made by women to food sec...
Caritas International Zimbabwe implemented a food security restoration project targeting 1,000 vulne...
Abstract: Urban agriculture is increasingly gaining attention due to current global trends, which in...
This study aimed at investigating the socio-economic factors that promote urban agriculture. As such...
Risk from climatic variability is a major limiting factor to agricultural production in Zimbabwe. Ve...
The objectives of the study were to provide quantitative information on the material benefits genera...
This article analyses how women have used Urban Agriculture (UA) as a resilience strategy to poverty...
The focus of this study is on urban agriculture which is a common informal sector activity across mo...
Abstract: Since antiquity urban agriculture has had a symbiotic relationship with urban areas and ha...
In a world where an increasing number of people live in cities, urban health is an essential part of...
The global food crisis is a real observable fact the world over and it is likely to remain with us i...