Agriculture in urban planning : generating livelihoods and food security

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2009

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

This book presents urban agriculture (UA) as crucial to food security. Urban food security is related to increasing people’s access to food, increasing its affordability, and improving marketing and health-related practices to ensure that food is safe. By encouraging vegetables and nutritious foods are grown locally where they are consumed, and preserving employment for those involved in production and transportation, UA eliminates costly and inefficient transportation from rural areas. The case studies illustrate how urban farmers provide a service to the urban economy in terms of food production, as well as mitigating some of the negative impacts of waste.

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Co-published with Earthscan

Keywords

URBAN AGRICULTURE, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, FOOD SECURITY, COMPOSTING, WASTEWATER, PUBLIC HEALTH, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, URBAN PLANNING, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES, KENYA, GHANA, PERU, ZIMBABWE, MALAWI, ARGENTINA, SENEGAL, NIGERIA, ACCESS TO CREDIT, GLOBAL, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS

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