Views on urban agriculture (UA) benefits: A perspective from Thiruvananthapuram’s urban non-agricultural practitioners

Abstract

The study was conducted in twenty wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Kerala during 2023-24 to analyze the perception of urban non-agricultural practitioners toward the benefits of urban agriculture. The ex-post-facto research design was adopted for the study. A total of 40 urban non-agricultural practitioners were selected using a simple random sampling technique from the 20 wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The personal interview method was used to collect data, and appropriate statistical tools were applied to analyze the data. The results indicated a predominantly positive overall perception of urban agriculture benefits among urban non-agricultural practitioners, with 90% of respondents holding a perception of either