Urban Vegetable Production among Women in Ilorin, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorTunde, Afolabi Monisola
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-17T10:31:59Z
dc.date.available2023-05-17T10:31:59Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWomen contribute significantly to agricultural production at both rural and urban areas in order to be food secure as well as alleviate poverty. This paper focuses on the contributions of women to agriculture within an urban setting emphasizing vegetable production in Ilorin metropolis. The study specifically examines the demographic characteristics of the women vegetable cultivators, reasons for cultivating vegetables, types of vegetable cultivated, sources of production resources, marketing and the income realised from sales of vegetables for an improvement in their well-being. Precisely, 90 women farmers from three different locations within the metropolis were purposively surveyed with copies of questionnaire. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were also organised with the women farmers. Percentages were employed to analyze the socio-economic data and Chi-square was employed to test hypothesis. The result of the chi-square (0.918) revealed that there is a relationship between women’s involvement in urban vegetable production and the well-being of their households. The study concludes by encouraging more women to be involved in vegetable production in order to make vegetables available to their families and other urban dwellers.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0795-7599
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10368
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Geography, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries19;1
dc.subjectFarming, Urban areas, Food security, Standard of living, Vegetablesen_US
dc.titleUrban Vegetable Production among Women in Ilorin, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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