Volume 15, Issue 1, May 2015, Pages 88–94
Mushagalusa Balasha Arsene1, Lenga Nkoy Albert2, Muthunda Muyeketa Jean Marie3, and Mujinja Kaoma Modeste4
1 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
2 Faculty of Economics, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
3 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
4 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The food value and the socio-economic importance of vegetables explain their increasing importance in urban agriculture at Lubumbashi. This research is preliminary study on the consumption of vegetables. Its objective is to compare the consumption of two types of cabbage, namely Chinese cabbage and head cabbage. To attain that goal, a survey was conducted between June and July 2014 among households of Congo district in the Rwashi commune (municipality), and in Kabecha district and Bel-air II in the Kampemba commune. The results reveal that for the majority (50%) of households surveyed, household size varies between 5 and 7 persons. For 60% of households, their monthly income varies between 100 and 200 US$. As for consumption, 73.5% of households consumed vegetables frequently (2 to 5 times per week). 73% of households had chosen Chinese cabbage because is cheaper than head cabbage and always available on market, whereas 27 % affirmed that head cabbage is the best for their consumption because is good for their health and smells good. However, 80% of households affirmed to prefer head cabbage to Chinese cabbage for its taste. These results constitute an incentive message to local farmers to orientate their production according to the preferences, needs and the appreciation of consumers. One limit of this study is that the sampling has not been wide so that its generalization can be inferred for all of Lubumbashi. Secondly, neither the quantity of cabbage consumed nor the parts of income allocated to purchase it have not been determined.
Author Keywords: Track farming, consumption, Chinese cabbage, Head cabbage, income, households.
Mushagalusa Balasha Arsene1, Lenga Nkoy Albert2, Muthunda Muyeketa Jean Marie3, and Mujinja Kaoma Modeste4
1 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
2 Faculty of Economics, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
3 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
4 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The food value and the socio-economic importance of vegetables explain their increasing importance in urban agriculture at Lubumbashi. This research is preliminary study on the consumption of vegetables. Its objective is to compare the consumption of two types of cabbage, namely Chinese cabbage and head cabbage. To attain that goal, a survey was conducted between June and July 2014 among households of Congo district in the Rwashi commune (municipality), and in Kabecha district and Bel-air II in the Kampemba commune. The results reveal that for the majority (50%) of households surveyed, household size varies between 5 and 7 persons. For 60% of households, their monthly income varies between 100 and 200 US$. As for consumption, 73.5% of households consumed vegetables frequently (2 to 5 times per week). 73% of households had chosen Chinese cabbage because is cheaper than head cabbage and always available on market, whereas 27 % affirmed that head cabbage is the best for their consumption because is good for their health and smells good. However, 80% of households affirmed to prefer head cabbage to Chinese cabbage for its taste. These results constitute an incentive message to local farmers to orientate their production according to the preferences, needs and the appreciation of consumers. One limit of this study is that the sampling has not been wide so that its generalization can be inferred for all of Lubumbashi. Secondly, neither the quantity of cabbage consumed nor the parts of income allocated to purchase it have not been determined.
Author Keywords: Track farming, consumption, Chinese cabbage, Head cabbage, income, households.
How to Cite this Article
Mushagalusa Balasha Arsene, Lenga Nkoy Albert, Muthunda Muyeketa Jean Marie, and Mujinja Kaoma Modeste, “MARKET GARDEN PRODUCE CONSUMPTION IN LUBUMBASHI: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO TYPES OF CABBAGE,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 88–94, May 2015.
