Socio-Political Crisis and the Reconstruction of Sustainable Periurban Agriculture in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

This article examines the effects of the post-2002 sociopolitical crisis in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on urban and peri-urban agriculture. Based on the case study of Abidjan, it argues for a conceptualization of sustainability that includes social as well as environmental dimensions and focuses on coping strategies of producers and merchants. In Abidjan, these strategies included internal migration within the city and its periphery, the use of organic fertilizers, and changes in market structure. The study illustrates how such strategies allowed producers to continue to supply produce to the market, despite the difficulties of war.

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Publication Title

African Studies Review

Published Citation

Babo, Alfred. “Socio-Political Crisis and the Reconstruction of Sustainable Periurban Agriculture in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire”, African Studies Review, vol. 53, no. 3, 2010, pp. 101-120.

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10.1017/S0002020600005692

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