gardens can provide The story took place in the framework of the project urban poor, especially “Enhancing urban food security through development of women with access to allotment gardens in and around the cities of Benin”. [...] allotment garden is a form of urban agriculture where a plot of land is allocated to a group of individuals and • The promotion of families to produce food plants. [...] The area improve the food security of the gardens was one hectare and divided each by 20 in urban areas. [...] WHAT ASSUMPTION WAS CHALLENGED? WHAT WAS THE CHANGE? The project tested if allotment gardens in urban and Few weeks after the training, the majority of the peri-urban areas can provide urban poor with access plots of participants in the pilots was covered with to fruits, vegetables and income, a safe place for vegetables. [...] NOW WHAT? WHAT WAS THE SPECIFIC This intended and positive change in the CONTRIBUTION OF THE RESEARCH? implementation of the project approach in pilot sites showed that an appropriate support to urban poor, Prior to the selection of participants, preparation especially women in developing allotment gardens operations such as weeding, delimitation, drilling can provide their households with access.
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