Urban agriculture and urban poverty alleviation: South African debates

C. M. Rogerson

doi:10.1080/03031853.1998.9523503

Urban agriculture and urban poverty alleviation: South African debates

C. M. Rogerson

University of the Witwatersrand

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Abstract

Growing international attention has focussed on the potential role of urban agriculture in poverty alleviation. The aim in this paper is to analyse the existing challenge of urban poverty in South Africa and examine the potential role of urban agriculture as a component of a pro-poor urban development strategy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-188
Number of pages	18
Journal	Agrekon
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.1998.9523503
Publication status	Published - Jun 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Geography, Planning and Development
Agronomy and Crop Science
Economics and Econometrics

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