Manga, L A A and Kamga, R T and Bidogeza, J and Afari-Sefa, V and Mono, J B A (2023) Effects of urbanisation on urban residents’ perception of vegetable production in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Landscape Research, 48 (6). pp. 725-740. ISSN 0142-6397
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In the context of rapid and unplanned urbanisation in many Sub-Saharan African cities, the social and political context of urban and peri-urban vegetable production is becoming unfriendly despite its multifunctionality in achieving human development. This paper aims at measuring the effects of urbanisation on urban residents’ perception of vegetable production in urban and peri-urban areas of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Data from a survey conducted by the World Vegetable Centre among urban residents living within and around vegetable production areas was employed for the study. The results show that urban residents agree with vegetable production in their vicinity, but depending on the extent of urbanisation, the magnitude of their positive perception varies significantly from one production area to another. More specifically, while proximity to the city centre increases the likelihood of urban residents’ ability to agree with local vegetable production, the density of the population decreases this positive perception instead.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Global Research Program - Enabling Systems Transformation |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Agricultural landscapes perception, vegetable production, urban and peri-urban areas, urbanisation |
| Subjects: | Others > Vegetable and Field crops Others > Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2024 04:40 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2024 04:40 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12543 |
| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/014263... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | We thank all anonymous respondents to the survey and the two anonymous reviewers whose constructive comments helped improve our manuscript. |
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