Impact of Urban Agriculture on Household Income in Zambia: An Economic Analysis

Autor:	Thomson Kalinda, Elias Kuntashula, Mavis Mupeta
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Consumption (economics) Matching (statistics) Poverty Average treatment effect Geography Planning and Development Soil Science Plant Science Livelihood Geography Propensity score matching Household income Urban agriculture Socioeconomics Agronomy and Crop Science
Zdroj:	Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. 10:550-562
ISSN:	2224-4433 2304-1455
Popis:	The study aimed to empirically determine the impact of urban agriculture on household income in Zambia. The analysis was based on the 2007/2008 Urban Consumption/ Expenditure secondary data collected in Kitwe and Lusaka districts, with a total sample size of 2,682 urban households. The propensity score matching approach is used to estimate the impact of urban agriculture on household income since the method takes into account the systematic differences in socio-economic characteristics between the urban agriculture practicing and non-practicing households by matching from both groups with similar characteristics. Results indicate that urban agriculture has a significant positive effect on household income. The income of households that practiced urban agriculture increased by 13.7% to 19.1%. It implies that urban agriculture has the potential to improve household livelihood through enhanced income.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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