Assessment of Poverty among Urban Farmers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

Yusuf, S. A.; Adesanoye, A. O.; Awotide, D. O.

doi:10.1080/09709274.2008.11906115

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“…These findings are in accordance with those of previous investigations in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Thys et al 2005 ) and in Ibadan, Nigeria (Yusuf et al . 2008 ). The latter authors reported 50% of households engaged in field cropping against only 17% of those involved in livestock keeping were poor, when households had been classified into poor and non-poor groups based on their total expenditures on food and non-food items.…”

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Cross-Location Analysis of the Impact of Household Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in West Africa

2011

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This study explores the relation between household socioeconomic status (SES) and participation in urban and periurban agriculture (UPA) in three West African cities. We used a structured questionnaire to survey 700 randomly selected households: 250 in Kano, Nigeria, 250 in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, and 200 in Sikasso, Mali. Multiple correspondence analysis was applied on household asset variables to create an index of assets which was used as a proxy for household SES. The results showed no significant differences in households’ rate of participation in UPA across socioeconomic groups. Participation in UPA was rather significantly (P < 0.001) and positively related to household size. Interestingly, the analysis revealed that field crop cultivation and gardening were more common among households in the low and medium SES groups while those in the high SES group were more likely to keep livestock.

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Cross-Location Analysis of the Impact of Household Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in West Africa

2011

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“…Unfortunately this oil-rich country with a sizeable natural resource base is ranked as number 158 out of 177 countries in the world in terms of human development index. Due to economic reforms by the government in the 1980s, the incidence of poverty increased tremendously from 28.1% in 1980to 65.6% in 1996(Federal Office of Statistics, 1999Yusuf et al, 2008) and since the 1990s, there has been a marked drop in life expectancy from 51 to 43 years (UNICEF, 2005b;Central Intelligence Agency, 2009).…”

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Gender and Rural–urban Differences in the Nutritional Status of in-School Adolescents in South-Western Nigeria

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This study assessed gender and rural/urban differences in height and weight, and the prevalence of stunting, underweight and overweight of school-going adolescents in south-west Nigeria, using 2007 WHO reference values for comparison. The influence of sexual maturity and the socio-demographic correlates of growth performance were also examined. In this cross-sectional study, 924 male (51.4%) and 875 female (48.6%) students (1799 in total) aged 10-19 years from eighteen schools in Ibadan (five rural, nine urban public and four urban private) were interviewed and examined. Although males were significantly taller than females (p<0.05), stunting was more pronounced for males, who were 7.5 cm shorter than the 2007 WHO reference, compared with females who were 3.5 cm shorter. Body mass index (BMI) for girls was also greater than for boys (p<0.05). Rural adolescents had lower heights and BMIs compared with those in urban areas. The mean height of male adolescents in rural schools fell below 2 SDs of the 2007 WHO reference between 14 and 17 years, while heights of males and females in private schools were similar to the median 2007 WHO standard. Low height-for-age was observed in 282 adolescents (15.7%), which, after multivariate analysis, was significantly associated with school type, gender, number of mother's children and puberty onset. Adolescents in rural schools were much more likely to be stunted than those in urban private schools (AOR 13.1; 95% CI 5.2-33.2) and males were three times more likely to be stunted compared with females (AOR 3.3; 95% CI 2.4-1.4). Low BMI-for-age was observed in 240 adolescents (18.9%), with correlates similar to stunting. Adolescents at the pre-puberty stage were twice as likely to have low BMI-for-age (OR 2.0; 95% CI 1.6-2.5) than those with signs of puberty. There were 2.3% overweight adolescents, who were significantly more likely to be female, in private school and post-pubertal. Innovative interventions for Nigerian adolescents, especially rural inhabitants and males, are needed to reduce the prevalence of stunting and underweight.

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“…In 1999, an estimated 60% of eggs and 90% of leafy green vegetables consumed within the city were produced locally in urban and periurban areas, while 70% of the milk consumed was produced in the city and 74% of urban dwellers kept livestock. In Dar es Salaam farmers earned a monthly net income of $24-$60 USD while in Ibadan farmers earned an estimated $80-$200 USD per month by 2010 [35,36].…”

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A meta-analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry in mediating climate change

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Mugagga

Wahab

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

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Assessment of Poverty among Urban Farmers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

Cross-Location Analysis of the Impact of Household Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in West Africa

Cross-Location Analysis of the Impact of Household Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in West Africa

Gender and Rural–urban Differences in the Nutritional Status of in-School Adolescents in South-Western Nigeria

A meta-analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry in mediating climate change

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