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Sociopolitical Crisis and the Reconstruction of Sustainable Periurban Agriculture in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2013

Alfred Babo
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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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Cet article examine les effets de la crise sociopolitique post 2002 à Abidjan, en Côte d'Ivoire, autour de l'agriculture urbaine et périurbaine. En nous basant sur l'étude de cas d'Abidjan, nous avan¸ons une conceptualisation du développement durable qui contient des dimensions sociales aussi bien qu'environnementales, et se concentre sur des stratégies de survie pour les producteurs et les commerçants. À Abidjan, ces stratégies comprenaient la prise en compte d'une migration interne dans la ville et sa péripherie, l'utilisation d'engrais organiques, et les variations du fonctionnement du marché. L'étude démontre comment de telles stratégies ont permis aux producteurs d'approvisionner le marché en vivres en dépit des difficultés de la guerre.

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African Studies Review , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , December 2010 , pp. 101 - 120
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2010

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