The RUAF Foundation

The RUAF Foundation is an international network of seven regional resource centres and one global resource centre on Urban Agriculture and Food Security. RUAF is providing training, technical support and policy advice to local and national governments, producer organizations, NGO's and other local stakeholders.

For more information you are welcome to contact one of the RUAF Partners.

The RUAF website contains information on the RUAF-FSTT programme, the activities in each pilot city and all RUAF publications, including the Urban Agriculture Magazine as well as an extensive online bibliographic database and other valuable resources.


Latest Articles

Cities, Poverty and Food ; Multi-stakeholder Policy and Planning in Urban Agriculture (2010)

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 15:21
Marielle Dubbeling, Henk de Zeeuw and René van Veenhuizen The numbers of the urban poor are on the increase; at the same time their position has been made more vulnerable by the recent food and economic crises. City authorities need to find innovative strategies to eradicate urban hunger and improve the livelihoods of the urban poor. Urban agriculture provides such a strategy by enhancing access to fresh and nutritious food, and contributing to local economic development and social inclusion of the urban poor, especially women.
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Urban Agriculture for People Affected by HIV/Aids

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 07:38
Andrew Adam-Bradford Over the last decade, urban agriculture has played a steadily increasing role in improving the quality of life for people affected by HIV/Aids. Already in 2004, RUAF, together with CTA and Abalimi Bezekhaya, organised the first international urban agriculture and HIV/Aids workshop in South Africa entitled Gardens of Hope: Urban Micro-Farming as a Complementary Strategy for Mitigation of the HIV/Aids Pandemic
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Recovery and Reuse of Resources: Enhancing urban resilience in low-income countries

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:41

Pay Drechsel, Olufunke O. Cofie, B. Keraita, P. Amoah. Alexandra Evans and Priyanie Amerasinghe

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The Kibidoué Cooperative in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:38

Moussa Sy

With almost half a million inhabitants in 2006, Bobo-Dioulasso is Burkina Faso’s second largest city. It is located 360 km south-west of Ouagadougou. Agricultural activities are important in the socio-economic life of Bobo-Dioulasso, and seven percent of the population grows cereals in the suburbs and vegetables along the Houet River.

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Urban Agriculture development in Minhang, Shanghai

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:36

Jianming, Cai, Zhenshan Yang, Shenghe Liu, Ming Liu, Hua Guo, Shanshan Du

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Strengthening the Production and Sale of Agrosilves Pigs in Villa El Salvador, Peru

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:33

Cecilia Castro, Luis Chavarria

Pig raising is one of the main activities carried out by urban farmers in periurban areas of northern and southern Lima, due to a lack of water for irrigation in the desert climate. The RUAF FStT programme collaborated with the producer organisation AGROSILVES to improve the productivity and profitability of its farmer members, by applying the production chain approach and strengthening their organisation.

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Developing Value Chains in Amman, Jordan

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:30

Salwa Tohme Tawk, Ziad Moussa, Shadi Hamadeh, Diana Abi-Saiid

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City Resilience: Building cultural repertoire for urban farming in Almere

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:25

Gaston Remmers

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