Initial Household Assets and Profitability of Urban Farming
Authors:
BALOGUN Olubunmi
Publication Type: Journal article
Journal: International Journal Of Vegetable Science
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Abstract
Household assets play an important role in determining participation in marketing activities and the profitability of urban farming. The relationship between household initial assets and profitability of urban farming was examined in an urban setting under tropical conditions. Two local government areas (LGAs) were randomly selected. One hundred and ninetyeight respondents were selected from these LGAs based on numbers of urban farmers in the LGAs. Data from interviews were analyzed using descriptive statistics and budgetary techniques. Eighty percent of urban farmers had sufficient assets to begin an urban farming enterprise that was profitable.