Statistical Analysis of Urban People's Knowledge and Attitudes for Urban Agriculture

A study on the city farmer’s knowledge of rooftop garden reflected that they have very good knowledge in the area, average score being more than 80% They have a good understanding in the areas such as plant growth, nutrition, water, pest management and harvesting. On the other hand, people without RTG were found to have 45% knowledge only. From the study on city farmers' attitudes towards RTF, details such as population size (N) average attitude score, Standard deviation (SD) and ‘t’ value have been reflected. For farmers, with and without rooftop farming, the average scores. With positive attitude statements, average score of more was considered positive. As such city farmers with gardens had a positive attitude whereas households without gardens had a negative attitude. This reflected that farmers with RTF understand the importance of RTF and favor for its expansion in the city. Further study on the correlation between knowledge and attitude scores for male and female farmers has been reflected in tables respectively. The correlation was positive for both male and female farmers. It reflected that with an increase in knowledge, there was an improvement in attitude. For female farmers, the relationship was stronger than male farmers.. Hence female farmers understand the importance of RTF and favor its promotion in the city areas.