NDLI: Empowering Urban Poor Communities through Integrated Vegetable Production in Allotment Gardens: The Case of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

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Empowering Urban Poor Communities through Integrated Vegetable Production in Allotment Gardens: The Case of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

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Author	Holmer, Robert J. Drescher, Axel W.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Five allotment gardens have been established in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, by converting idle lots to facilitate the legal access of 55 urban poor families to land for vegetable production. Surveys show that 25 % of the allotment gardeners’ produce is consumed by themselves, 7 % is given away to relatives and friends while 68 % is sold to walk-in clients from the neighborhood. The available income of the gardeners has thus been increased by about 20 %. Among the nonmonetary benefits of the allotment gardens are the strengthening of social values since they have become places where people can meet, discuss issues and enjoy spending quality time with their families and friends in a clean and natural environment. The allotment gardens contribute also to the reduction of solid waste by converting biodegradable household wastes into compost. Ecological sanitation toilets in the garden further contribute to close the loop in the waste cycle. GIS-based community mapping was done in all areas to include the views and opinions of the community into the database of the city government to enable a more participatory approach in city planning. Presently, a city ordinance is being prepared to give tax incentives to land owners who will make their land available for allotment gardens.
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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