The Contribution of Women to Food Security and Livelihoods through Urban Agriculture in the City of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorMudzengerere, Fungai H.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-16T14:00:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-04T14:28:17Z
dc.date.available2015-04-16T14:00:40Z
dc.date.available2023-07-04T14:28:17Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThis is a journal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research explores the contribution, which is made by women to food security and livelihoods of families in the city of Bulawayo through urban agriculture. Women constitute the marginalised group in human society and their contribution to the society and well-being is slowly being realised as evidenced by campaigns to put them in positions of power. Rapid urbanization in Zimbabwe coupled with the economic crisis, which rocked the country between 2000 and 2012 had resulted in unemployment, which in turn created poverty and food shortages. In this research, primary data was collected through observations and interviews from people who practice urban agriculture in the city of Bulawayo. Interviews of key informants were carried out with the Bulawayo City Council staff members, government officials and other stakeholders who are concerned with the practice of urban agriculture in the city. Random and purposive sampling procedures were chosen to select residents who practice urban farming and stakeholders for interviews. Secondary data sources were used to review literature on the practice of agriculture in African cities of Accra in Uganda and Nairobi in Kenya. Responses were coded and analysed quantitatively, using statistical package SPSS. The research showed that women practice urban agriculture more than their male counterparts as they play a crucial role of ensuring food security at the household level. The research also found out that it is the women who make decisions on the types of crops to be grown, time of harvesting the crops and the market to which they can sell their surplus produce. In efforts to contribute to the food security, women usually face challenges of land ownership, money to finance their agricultural pursuits and to secure markets to sell their produce. These challenges tend to negatively affect their agricultural activities. It is recommended in this paper that if women are supported by providing them with land and money, they can actually positively contribute to the livelihoods of urban families through practicing urban farming. However, while this research has focused on the contribution of women to the livelihoods of families through urban farming, further research can look into the capitalisation of sewage to promote urban agriculture in the city of Bulawayo.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMudzengerere, F. H., 2012. The Contribution of Women to Food Security and Livelihoods through Urban Agriculture in the City of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe., Zimbabwe Journal of Science & Technology, 7(6), pp.1–15.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/512
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNational University of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.rights.licenseThis article was downloaded from NUST Institutional repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions as set out in the Institutional Repository Policy.en_US
dc.subjectUrban agricultureen_US
dc.subjectfood securityen_US
dc.subjectwomenen_US
dc.subjectemploymenten_US
dc.subjectlivelihooden_US
dc.subjectcity councilen_US
dc.titleThe Contribution of Women to Food Security and Livelihoods through Urban Agriculture in the City of Bulawayo, Zimbabween_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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