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MPSI ARTICLES  |  PATHWAY 2: SD

Published: Nov 24, 2021 | Updated: May 02, 2024

Impacts of urbanization on farming communities of Cagayan de Oro City and pathways to sustain local food production

Authors: Dr. Francis Thaise Horacio Factura, Ian Mark Q. Nacaya and Ralf Otterpohl expansion, food resilience, Good governance, thematic, urban coverage, urbanization

Abstract

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.

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