Influencing Of Policy Challenges Of Urban Agriculture And Economic Viability On Urban Agriculture In Libya

Urban agriculture is believed to meet this urgency and suitable for a nation that is still unstable economically and politically like Libya. A recent and growing body of literature documents the importance of agricultural production in the urban settings commonly called "urban agriculture" (UA), in affecting urban dwellers behaviour and agriculture policy makers. Urban agriculture is not about producing green vegetables only but also involving a complete process to the end users, thus it is creating job opportunities for any disadvantaged groups. This study investigates the relationship between Policy Challenges of Urban Agriculture, Economic Viability and urban agriculture to explain food security in Benghazi region in Libyan using survey of demographic factors such as population and population income. . The results of the study indicated that policy challenge of urban agriculture and economic viability of urban agriculture had a signficant and positive effect on urban agriculture among urban people in doing agriculture in Libya. Furthermore, economic viability of urban agriculture had a signficant and positive impact on urban agriculture.