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Urban Agriculture as Local Initiative in Lusaka, Zambia

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  • Godfrey Hampwaye

    (Department of Geography, University of Zambia and School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)

  • Etienne Nel

    (Department of Geography, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)

  • Christian M Rogerson

    (School of Geography, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)

Abstract

The topic of urban agriculture has, for a significant period of time, been recognized as a key facet of urban survival in the cities in the South. While it normally forms part of multilivelihood strategies and its overall significance is the subject of some debate, it nonetheless is an important feature of both urban landscapes and urban survival. This paper examines the current status quo of urban agriculture in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Structural adjustment and downscaling of the key copper mining sector seems to have forced more people into various informal survival strategies, including urban agriculture. Despite the apparent growing significance of urban agriculture, as illustrated by significant recent vegetation clearances around the city, official policy remains ambivalent and it has not been adequately supported or catered for in urban planning. While it remains officially illegal, controls are seldom enforced and urban farmers persist with what is a key household survival strategy under trying circumstances.

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  • Godfrey Hampwaye & Etienne Nel & Christian M Rogerson, 2007. "Urban Agriculture as Local Initiative in Lusaka, Zambia," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 25(4), pages 553-572, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:25:y:2007:i:4:p:553-572
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