Contributions of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture to the Lagos MegaCity Region

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dc.contributor.authorAdedayo, V
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-13T08:48:21Z
dc.date.available2017-10-13T08:48:21Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper assesses the potentials and contributions of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA) to the Lagos Megacity systems in order to determine the untapped opportunities embedded in UPA in the Lagos region. Selected and relevant stakeholders of UPA (farmers, vendors, distributors, transporters, manure collectors, residents and neighbours, extension agents) were interviewed and discussions held across seven communities (Ibafo, Mowe, Ikorodu, Amuwo-Odofin, Tejuoso, Alapere and Ojo) within the Lagos megacity region. Both qualitative and quantitative information were collected, collated, transcribed and analyzed using Pearson Correlation and Multiple Regression techniques. The study identifies income generation, food security and improved livelihood, job creation and use of waste as nutrient as the most important factors that contribute to relevance of UPA activities in the megacity region. Income generation and food security contribute the highest value (0.935). The paper recommends a more participatory UPA strategy in the megacity programme in solving the complex and emerging food insecurity, unemployment, waste disposal and income generation needs of the Lagos megacity region.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdedayo, V (2014) Contributions of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture to the Lagos MegaCity Region. Journal of Geographic Issues, Vol. 2 (1)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ljgi.unilag.edu.ng
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.unilag.edu.ng:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2194
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectUrban and Peri-urban Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectFood Systemen_US
dc.titleContributions of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture to the Lagos MegaCity Regionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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