Urban Agriculture as a Mechanism for Urban Upgrading

K.A. Jayaratne

In: UA Magazine No. 15 - Multiple Functions of Urban Agriculture

Traditionally, agriculture is not included as an activity in land use and zoning plans in urban development, although city greening is accepted as part of city beautification and landscaping. Still, people in urban areas in Colombo have always been involved in various agricultural activities, like growing vegetables, plants for curry leaves trees such as coconut, raising livestock and pigeons and fishing in inland waterways.