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

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  • Mawuna D. Houessou
  • Ben G. J. S. Sonneveld
  • Augustin K. N. Aoudji
  • Fréjus S. Thoto
  • Denyse J. R. M. Snelder
  • Anselme A. Adegbidi
  • Tjard De Cock Buning

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Rapid 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.

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  • Mawuna D. Houessou & Ben G. J. S. Sonneveld & Augustin K. N. Aoudji & Fréjus S. Thoto & Denyse J. R. M. Snelder & Anselme A. Adegbidi & Tjard De Cock Buning, 2023. "The urban poor: profile and constraints affecting their participation in allotment gardens," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(3), pages 301-316, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:33:y:2023:i:3:p:301-316
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2022.2066066
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