The urban poor: profile and constraints affecting their participation in allotment gardens

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AuteurHOUESSOU, MAWUNA DONALD
AuteurSONNEVELD, BEN G J S
AuteurAOUDJI, KOSSI NOUNAGNON AUGUSTIN
AuteurSNELDER, DENYSE J R M
AuteurADEGBIDI, ANSELME BIENVENU E ADENIYI
AuteurDE COCK BUNING, TJARD
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2023
ResumeRapid global urbanisation has seen a growing number of urban poor who lack natural endowments to cope with food shortages. Broadening their safety nets merits urgent political attention but requires understanding their profiles. A survey among 88 urban poor in Benin found that they had low educational and income levels, overcrowded and unsanitary housing conditions, and limited access to social services and health facilities; 76 per cent of them were food insecure, influenced by city, gender, ownership of a motorbike, and access to health facilities. Engaging them in allotment gardens requires farming skills, financial capital, and safety issues.
DOI10.1080/09614524.2022.2066066
Autre identifiantBECDB-16625
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/13944
Languefr
Fait partie deDevelopment in Practice
Sujeturbanization
Sujetpoverty
Sujetfoodsecurity
Sujeturban planning
Sujeturban agriculture
Sujetcities
SujetBénin
TitreThe urban poor: profile and constraints affecting their participation in allotment gardens
TypeArticle

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