Introduction

This session will introduce the range of direct and indirect stakeholders involved in urban agriculture and will clarify the differences between them.  It will then flesh out who the direct stakeholders are, giving specific attention to social inclusion of vulnerable groups (urban poor, gender, youth, migrants, etc.). It will continue by describing the most important types of indirect stakeholders involved in urban agriculture and the roles generally played by them. The module will finally introduce the need for further stakeholder inventory analysis as a basis for planning and implementation.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Define what constitutes a stakeholder in urban agriculture
• Differentiate between the types and degrees of involvement of different stakeholders in urban agriculture
• Identify the range of direct stakeholders involved in urban agriculture generally and in specific contexts
• Classify the institutions and actors having an indirect stake in urban agriculture
• Recognize the particular vulnerability in a range of groups requiring specific attention among the larger body of direct stakeholders in a particular setting, and the particular capacity these groups may have which enables them to surmount this vulnerability.