This study reports the results of research on the production and marketing of market gardening in Lubumbashi. The approach used is the analysis of the situation by comparing the level of production, that is to say the crop yields with the flow of prices observed on the market during a period of 12 months spread over two years, from September 2018 to August 2019. From these results, it appears that the areas allocated to market garden crops are small: between a maximum of 0.1 ha per member in associations and 0.8 ha for farmers. The average yields obtained on all the crops concerned vary between 12.3 tons of pepper per hectare in an association against 13.5 tons per hectare on a farm and 33.4 tons per hectare of cabbage in an association against 37.7 tons per hectare in a farm. In addition, market gardening is mostly seasonal in the different sites: more intense in the dry season. On the market, demand for vegetables is permanent over time with peak periods in the rainy season, between November and February. The potato is the product that sells best, its price varies between 1810.5 Congolese Francs and 3143.4 Congolese Francs per kg, while the cabbage has the lowest price of a kg which has varied between 950 and 985 Congolese francs during the observation periode.

The market gardening dons a fundamental importance thanks to its multifonctionnalit

This study was initiated as part of making a place of state on horticulture in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It aims to analyze the contribution of the vegetable sector to poverty reduction through its impact on the income of vegetable growers. The study is realized in the large scheme of vegetable Kilobelobe in the Annex town in Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.
From the data of the survey conducted in January-February and March 2014, we analyze the different functions of gardening and its effect on poverty reduction in the socio-economic context of Lubumbashi. We start from the assumption that households would benefit from the multiple functions of gardening, and it would contribute to poverty reduction. Thus, the study focused on a sample of 50 vegetable growers randomly drawn based on the census list available in the study site.
The results, it appears that producers benefit multiple socio-economic functions of gardening. In, fact, it appears from analyzes that this branch of family agriculture meets society's expectations: reducing unemployment, the main activity of peri-urban agriculture, and income-generating, contributing to health care, food security and to waste management through recycling biodegradable materials in other sectors (agriculture and livestock).