This article examines the interplay of changes in urban environments, economic reforms and women's strategies in sustaining family livelihood through a case study based on the survey of off-plot urban cultivators in Harare, Zimbabwe. It also exemplifies the nature of gender-based conflicts arising from varying perceptions of the uses of open urban spaces. This article is organized into four sections. The first section briefly discusses some contemporary issues regarding urban agriculture in eastern and southern Africa. Specifically, it examines the role of women and the conflicts that arise over the use of urban spaces for agricultural activities from the perspective of women's struggle and strategies for sustaining family livelihood. The second section gives some background to urban agriculture in Harare, emphasizing the contribution of urban agriculture to women's strategies for maintaining household food and cash income security as a response to economic reforms and how this comes into conflict with Harare City Council's view. The third and fourth section discusses the results of the survey of urban agriculturists, illuminating how female participation in the activity has distinctive motivations and contributions to the household and the urban economy. Finally, the conclusion outlines the challenges to city planning in a tropical country faced with demand for agricultural use within the urban environment.

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津巴布韦哈拉雷的城市农业活动和妇女维持家庭生计的战略

本文通过基于津巴布韦哈拉雷市外地耕者调查的案例研究，探讨了城市环境变化、经济改革和妇女维持家庭生计的策略之间的相互作用。它还体现了对开放城市空间使用的不同看法所引起的基于性别的冲突的性质。本文分为四个部分。第一部分简要讨论了东部和南部非洲城市农业的一些当代问题。具体而言，它从妇女的斗争和维持家庭生计的战略的角度审视了妇女的作用以及在将城市空间用于农业活动时出现的冲突。第二部分给出了哈拉雷都市农业的一些背景，强调都市农业对妇女维持家庭粮食和现金收入安全的战略的贡献，作为对经济改革的回应，以及这如何与哈拉雷市议会的观点相冲突。第三和第四部分讨论了城市农业家的调查结果，阐明了女性参与活动对家庭和城市经济的独特动机和贡献。最后，结论概述了热带国家面临城市环境中农业用途需求的城市规划挑战。第三和第四部分讨论了城市农业家的调查结果，阐明了女性参与活动对家庭和城市经济的独特动机和贡献。最后，结论概述了热带国家面临城市环境中农业用途需求的城市规划挑战。第三和第四部分讨论了城市农业家的调查结果，阐明了女性参与活动对家庭和城市经济的独特动机和贡献。最后，结论概述了热带国家面临城市环境中农业用途需求的城市规划挑战。