Trends in urbanization and urban food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have
stimulated critical debates around the potential benefits of urban agriculture (UA) to urban …

This paper presents correlation and regression analyses designed to assess the respective
relationships between the Household Food Insecure Access Scale/Prevalence …

Farming among urban dwellers in Sub-Saharan Africa is a common phenomenon. The
present study, carried out in a medium-sized town in Kenya, not only confirmed this but also …

The relationship between migration and food security in urban areas is an emerging area of
research internationally. To date, with the exception of studies in India, Kenya, and Namibia …

Much of the contemporary literature on food security has focused on the rural sector.
However, within the current context of high demographic growth, rapid urbanization and …

A number of political commentators, the media and observers have portrayed the 2007
election violence in Kenya as an ethnic conflict between two of the largest tribal opposing …

Building on African migration as a household survival strategy; urban–rural linkages as
critical for migrants' continued engagement with origin communities; reintegration in case of …

For decades most analyses of urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa have started from the
premise that towns and cities there are growing rapidly, both in absolute numbers and …

1.1 Relevant characteristics of Ghana's coastal regions 13 1.2 Number of marine fishing
vessels in Ghana 16 2.1 Main features of the research locations 40 2.2 Interviews …

Urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa has gained momentum in recent years in terms of
research and policy, as well as in practical terms. The paradox of accelerated urbanisation …