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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Land, Livelihoods and Food Security
Volume 9 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1444320

The Roles of Urban Agriculture to Household Food Security: A Case Study in Kirkos sub-city, Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia

Provisionally accepted
Merga Abdissa Aga Merga Abdissa Aga 1*Firew Dereje Firew Dereje 2
  • 1 Kotebe University of Education, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 2 Department of Foreign Relation, Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute (EBTi), Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    The main objective of the study was to explore the contribution of urban agriculture (UA) to the household food security of urban farmers in Addis Ababa, using Kirkos Subcity as a case study. We used both quantitative and qualitative research approaches to ascertain and describe the characteristics of variables of interest. The study revealed that 48.2% of respondents were food secure, while 23.1% and 28.7% of them were mildly or moderately food insecure, respectively. Additionally, 33.8% of respondents believed that urban agriculture helped them meet their daily food needs, while the rest stated that it was not sufficient to meet their daily food requirements.Approximately 47.2% of respondents replied that UA helped them meet their food requirements throughout the year, whereas 22.6% said that the UA they were producing was unable to cover their year-round food needs.Most respondents reported that their income increased because of engaging in urban agriculture. Furthermore, 72.3% of respondents had access to land resources for urban agriculture, while 27.7% reported not having access to land resources. The ordinal logistic regression model indicated that age, family size, formal education, household head, monthly income, marital status, educational level, main income source, farming experience, land access, and market access were statistically significant predictors of household food security. The prevalence of food insecurity among urban households engaging in agriculture highlights the need for additional support and an increase in the intensity of various types of urban agriculture.

    Keywords: Food security, Ordinal logistic regression, Au, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Received: 17 Jun 2024; Accepted: 13 Jan 2025.

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    * Correspondence: Merga Abdissa Aga, Kotebe University of Education, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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