Development potentials and sustainability challenges of peri-urban farming in the metropolis of Rabat (Morocco)
| Autor: | HAKIMI, Fatiha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| DOI: | 10.48402/imist.prsm/jasab-v3i2.28249 |
| Popis: | Urbanization is a global phenomenon. The metropolis of Rabat (Morocco), like the majority of cities, is confronted to these phenomena of population growth and urban extension, which induce consumption of agricultural areas, an increase in food demand, unemployment and environmental degradation. This urbanization has therefore increased the importance of peri-urban agriculture for employment and food security in Rabat. The economic, social and environmental roles of peri-urban farming need to be better understood in order to integrate peri-urban agriculture into urban planning. The current study aims to assess the practices, roles and challenges of this type of agriculture in the metropolis and focuses on the diversity of its functions and on its sustainability. Using stratified selective random sampling methods, 50 respondents were selected. Data collection was based on field observation, interviews and field surveys. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, Chi-square test, tests of normality and homogeneity of variances and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used. According to the results, the dominant speculation is vegetable crops followed by arboriculture, cereals, leguminous and some livestock rearing such as beef, sheep and poultry farming. The peri-urban agriculture in Rabat is characterized by the specificity and the diversity of its production systems, it is a multifunctional activity: it contributes to the economic development of the metropolis by creating jobs and generating income for farmers, its food supply and its environmental beatification. However, it faces several constraints: precariousness and cost of labor force; absence of laws regulating this activity; lack of training and technical supervision of peri-urban farmers and shortage of water resources. The improvement in the political and institutional framework observed today in Morocco to drive change is encouraging. To maintain this positive dynamic, the actors of peri-urban agriculture: namely researchers, decision-makers and the local community, must work together to guarantee its future development. Journal of Analytical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, Vol. 3, No 2 (2021): July - December (In progress) |
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