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Porto NovoIntroduction: City context Capital of Benin, the city of Porto Novo has a surface area of 52,5 km2 or equivalent to 0,05 % of the national territory. Porto Novo is situated in South Benin at 32 km of Cotonou and is divided in 5 departments (“arrondissements”) and 86 neighbourhoods.
The population of Porto Novo comprises 223.552 inhabitants with 52% (RGPH, 2002). The annual growth rate is 2,4% with a density of 1985 inhabitants/km2. The city’s economy is based on informal commercial activities (around 90%), horticulture, fisheries, handicrafts and small-scale processing activities. Most important types of urban agriculture in the city Around 13% of the population in Porto Novo is involved in agricultural production. The Agricultural Plan (2004-2005) registered 2976 enterprises and 1332 farming households. Agricultural production involves vegetable production, livestock production and aquaculture. Multi-stakeholder Policymaking and Action planning on urban agriculture (MPAP) on urban agriculture in Porto Novo Currently in Porto Novo a situation analysis on urban agriculture is being implemented by the local project team. A stakeholder analysis showed the presence of various institutional actors involved in urban agriculture, including the Municipality, the national Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Planning, the National Agricultural Research institute in Benin (INRAB), ONGs and international organizations. A participatory appraisal of urban farming systems and the direct actors involved (farmers, processors, vendors and input-suppliers) is still ongoing, parallel to an analysis of urban agriculture land use and a review of the current legal and policy framework. Assets:
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Information collected in the situation analysis will be shared with a large group of stakeholders and serve as a basis for action planning and policy design on urban agriculture to take place in 2008. Linkages to regional websites, key documents, photos, maps etc. For more information on the RUAF-Cities Farming for the Future Programme in the region, contact the regional coordinator at RUAF West-Africa (Francophone) or see their website. Click here to return to the worldmap. ( categories: Porto Novo )
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