Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Vol. 7(1), pp. 8-13, January 2019
DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2018.098
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ISSN: 2360-7874
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The role of Urban Agriculture in food security in Debre Berhan Town, North Shoa, Central Ethiopia

¹Tilahun Tolossa  and ²Adelegn Bogale

¹Department of biology, Ambo University, Oromia, Ethiopia, P.O.BOX 19

²Department of biology, Ambo University

Corresponding Author: Tilahun Tolossa,

E-mail. tilahun.tolesa@yahoo.com

Accepted 23 January 2019

Background: Urban agriculture plays great in food securing urban farmers in particular and urban dwellers at large to grasp the significance of the sector towards urban environments.

Methods: the study focused on identifying the major types of urban agriculture in Debre Berhan Town, identifying stakeholders involved in urban agriculture, and environmental role of urban agriculture. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. And 16 individual farmers and 17 micro and small enterprise samples were taken by simple random sampling technique. In addition to this, 8 urban agriculture office officials were taken by Non Probability/purposive sampling technique from governmental organizations. Empirical data was collected through structured questionnaire from experts, interview guiding questions from urban farmers and through observation from the field.

Results: Accordingly, the findings show that carrot (Daucas carota) and potato (Solanum tuberasum) are the most commonly cultivated vegetables in Debre Berhan Town.

Conclusion: the study revealed that composting of both municipal solid waste and household waste for urban agriculture is a neglected activity which would have been used for augmenting of soil fertility instead of polluting the urban environment.

Key Words: Debre berhan, food security, livelihood, urban agriculture

How to cite this article (APA Style):

Tilahun, T., Adelegn, B (2019). The role of Urban Agriculture in food security in Debre Berhan Town, North Shoa, Central Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 7(1): 8-13