ABSTRACT
The study examined the effects of
urban agriculture on nutritional status of household in Uyo metropolis of Akwa
thorn State. Multistage stratified sampling techniques was adopted in choosing
respondents for the study. Data were collected from 60 household involved in
urban agriculture and 60 non-farm household with the use of a well structured
questionnaire. Data include anthropometric measurement of child height and
weight using weight meter and bathroom scale. Data were analysed using
descriptive statistics, computation of Z-score ad Ordinary Least Square Estimation
Technique. The results showed that majority of the households were male headed
(66.7%) and the age of respondents were highest in the age range of 31-40 constituting
about 65%. The regression result showed that age of child, hours per day of
direct maternal care and illness were significant and negative at 1%, 5% and
10% respectively. While maternal education, maternal age and sex of head of
household were significant and positive at I %, 5% and 5% respectively in the
farm and non-farm-household. Among the constraints to effective urban
agriculture were limited access to land, high cost of rent on land, lack of
improved inputs and lack of access to farm credit. It is recommended among
others that female (maternal) education he encouraged, government should
encourage urban agriculture by providing incentives to urban farmers.
INYANG, U (2021). Effects Of Urban Agriculture On Nutritional Status Of Households In Uyo Akwa Ibom State.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effects-of-urban-agriculture-on-nutritional-status-of-households-in-uyo-akwa-ibom-state-7-2
UDO, INYANG. "Effects Of Urban Agriculture On Nutritional Status Of Households In Uyo Akwa Ibom State." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 01 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effects-of-urban-agriculture-on-nutritional-status-of-households-in-uyo-akwa-ibom-state-7-2. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
UDO, INYANG. "Effects Of Urban Agriculture On Nutritional Status Of Households In Uyo Akwa Ibom State.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 01 Jul. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effects-of-urban-agriculture-on-nutritional-status-of-households-in-uyo-akwa-ibom-state-7-2 >.
UDO, INYANG. "Effects Of Urban Agriculture On Nutritional Status Of Households In Uyo Akwa Ibom State." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effects-of-urban-agriculture-on-nutritional-status-of-households-in-uyo-akwa-ibom-state-7-2