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Spatial analysis of urban agriculture in the utilization of open spaces in Nigeria
Aduloju, Olalekan T. Akinbamijo, Olumuyiwa B. Bako, Abdullateef I. Anofi, Abdulfatai O. Otokiti, Kolade V.
Aduloju, Olalekan T.
Akinbamijo, Olumuyiwa B.
Bako, Abdullateef I.
Anofi, Abdulfatai O.
Otokiti, Kolade V.
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2024-02-28
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Growing food in upper- and lower-income countries commands different connotations and dimensions. Urban agriculture (UA) is increasingly an essential urban fabric and a critical enabler of sustainable development goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. However, this study analyses the practice of UA in open spaces within the Ilorin metropolis. The study employed the use of primary and secondary data. Questionnaire administration, interview guide, digital cameras, UA survey form, and GPS all sufficed for the instrumentation of the study. The main findings showed that in Ilorin city, 14.34Ha (31.4 percent in the core) of land was dedicated to UA, which could at least help 1500 families escape poverty. Through Average Nearest Neighbour Analysis (ANNA), the spatial analysis revealed that UA sites were clustered and not randomly distributed. Secondly, this study affirmed through mean analysis that vegetables (3.09), maise (2.86), cassava (2.64), millet/sorghum (2.46), and yam (2.31) were the dominant food staples grown in Ilorin UA sites. Lastly, access to land, failed harvest due to pest/disease, price collapse, and adverse weather events were the leading challenges affecting the practice of UA in the Ilorin metropolis. The study then affirms the need for city-level integration of UA to recognise the rights of the urban poor and UA into the land-use plan within the Ilorin metropolis.
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Aduloju, O. T. B., Akinbamijo, O. B., Bako, A. I., Anofi, A. O., & Otokiti, K. V. (2024). Spatial analysis of urban agriculture in the utilization of open spaces in Nigeria. Local Environment, 29(7), 932-950. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2024.2320251
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Taylor & Francis
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Local Environment
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Local Environment on 28/02/2024, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2024.2320251
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1354-9839
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1469-6711