TAG: urban agriculture

Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine

May 23, 2023

How low-cost measures can help to reduce an urban food crisis.

Farming on the doorstep

November 13, 2014

New study reveals scale of cropping in and around cities

Press Release: First Global Estimate of Urban Agriculture Reveals Area Size of the EU that’s Boosting Food Security in Cities

November 13, 2014

Study finds irrigation more common on city farms than rural farms, intensifying water demands in sprawling urban zones.

Harvesting cities: tapping the potential of urban agriculture

January 16, 2014

Historically, many governments have either ignored urban agriculture or limited it for health and safety reasons. But despite the lack of support, the sector has...

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