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Impacts of urbanization on farming communities of Cagayan de Oro City and pathways to sustain food production
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.4271
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Publikationsdatum
2022
Sprache
English
Enthalten in
Volume
60
Issue
1
Start Page
67
End Page
71
Citation
Journal of Agricultural Research 60 (1): 67-71 (2022)
Publisher
Agriculture Department Government of Punjab
Peer Reviewed
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The main objective of this study was to find out how small farmers were affected by urbanization.
The study was conducted during 2020 in 2 barangays (districts ). Cagayan de Ore (CDO) City
specifically canitoan and pagatpat, Philippines. There were 12 and 11 farmers in Canitoan and
Pagatpat, respectively who participated the focus group discussion (FGD). Majority of them was
considered as small farmers due to the size of their farm which was less than 1 hectare. Around
70 hectares of agricultural land in Canitoan were transformed into a private housing subdivision.
Qualitative approach was employed using FGD and farmers were organized and interviewed as
a group. Data revealed that agricultural lands had been converted into residential or commercial
purposes. CDO agriculture area was decreased from 91.5 to 81.89%. Urbanization affected
the farmer in term of displacement, income source, decrease economic status and negative
motivation for agriculture. In conclusion, urbanization in CDO which brought progressive
economic development had negatively affected the lives of some small farmers. We suggested
proper policies to find alternatives for the farmers so that they could continue to produce food in
the surroundings of the city and thus made city and rural areas more resilient in food supplies
and also water regeneration.
The study was conducted during 2020 in 2 barangays (districts ). Cagayan de Ore (CDO) City
specifically canitoan and pagatpat, Philippines. There were 12 and 11 farmers in Canitoan and
Pagatpat, respectively who participated the focus group discussion (FGD). Majority of them was
considered as small farmers due to the size of their farm which was less than 1 hectare. Around
70 hectares of agricultural land in Canitoan were transformed into a private housing subdivision.
Qualitative approach was employed using FGD and farmers were organized and interviewed as
a group. Data revealed that agricultural lands had been converted into residential or commercial
purposes. CDO agriculture area was decreased from 91.5 to 81.89%. Urbanization affected
the farmer in term of displacement, income source, decrease economic status and negative
motivation for agriculture. In conclusion, urbanization in CDO which brought progressive
economic development had negatively affected the lives of some small farmers. We suggested
proper policies to find alternatives for the farmers so that they could continue to produce food in
the surroundings of the city and thus made city and rural areas more resilient in food supplies
and also water regeneration.
Schlagworte
Urbanization
expansion
urban coverage
food resilience
good governance
DDC Class
320: Politik
350: Öffentliche Verwaltung
550: Geowissenschaften
600: Technik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
630: Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin
710: Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung
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