Spatial and Temporal Appraisal of Urban Agriculture in Abuja Metropolis using Biophysical and Socioeconomic Indicators

Thomas U. Omali¹ , Gabriel O. Agada² , Kebiru Umoru³ , Joseph Obera⁴

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.3 , pp.9-15, Sep-2022

Online published on Sep 30, 2022

Copyright © Thomas U. Omali, Gabriel O. Agada, Kebiru Umoru, Joseph Obera . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Urban farming is a food production strategy that has existed since ancient times to secure supplementary food supplies, particularly for the urban populace. The increasing demand for sustenance and jobs among urban dwellers attracts many metropolitan residents towards urban farming for food, income and other household necessities. Nevertheless, enough recognition has not been given to urban agriculture in developing nations, especially at the policy level. Improving urban agronomic activities requires frequent monitoring in space and time. Thus, this research is focused on spatiotemporal appraisal of urban agriculture in Abuja Metropolitan area with an emphasis on crop area. We used time-series satellite data from the Landsat sensor for the classification of LULC over Abuja Municipal Area Council. We also used questionnaires to gather socioeconomic data about the location of the study. The outcomes from the study indicate an increase in urban agricultural practice in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT, Abuja-Nigeria.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Crop area, farming, food security, satellite data, urbanization

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