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Table 12.10 Evaluation of stakeholder concerns regarding UA in Zaria
Constituent
Sabon Gari LGA
PS I
PS N
S
S
I
S
S
I
PS
Zaria LGA
PS I
PS N
S
S
I
S
S
I
PS
Federal ministry of works and
housing
SI SNI
I
I NNNI
Planning units within
government institution
SI SSNI SNI
I S
Environmental agencies
S
I
PS S
S
I
S
N
I
I
S
Health agencies
S
I
I
PS N
I
I
I
I
I
I
Physical planners
S
I
PS N
N
I
I
N
N
I
PS
Farmers
PS PS S
PS I
I
N
S
I
PS PS
General public
S
I
PS S
S
S
N
I
I
I
PS
Politicians
S
S
PS S
S
I
S
S
S
I
PS
PS, positive and supportive; S, sympathizers; N, negative; I, indecisive.
Source: Urban field interview, 2001.
ocially endorses UA as a development strategy. This declaration should be
seen as an inspiration for the development of UA in Zaria and Nigeria as a
whole.
The research presented in this paper showed that UA was found to have
adverse implications in some areas of Zaria - these require planning
intervention. Ideally, the most appropriate method for identifying potential
agricultural areas requires an agricultural land-use map. The map would
classify agricultural areas, ranging from prime agriculture land to the least
productive land. Continuous pieces of land in a town of high agricultural
productivity may not be geographically possible; therefore, urban
practitioners need to be flexible and exploit areas that are potentially
favourable for agricultural development.
