Egziabher, A.G.
(1993)
Urban irrigation and cooperative organisations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Documentation.
Overseas Development Institute, London, UK.
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Abstract
The paper summarizes current understanding of the character and roleof urban agriculture in Addis Ababa, and the organization of produces for whom urban agriculture is the sole means of survival. The study first summarizes the socio-economic situation of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. It then looks at the contribution of urban agriculture to theprovision of food to the population, employment and income to the producers in the city. Finally, it reports the experiences of the cooperative in organization, irrigated production, sales and income. The formation of the cooperative is seen as one of the urban farmers' survival strategies.Positive action, hard work and commitment by members, and technical assistance from government agencies have helped the cooperatives' development. However, the concerned authorities cannot give them the legal status that would give access to credit facilities and other services because of the urbanlocation of the cooperative. This continues to hamper security and output.
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