Growing Cities Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda: A Reader on Urban Agriculture
This book on Urban Agriculture is a joint effort of various organisations:
The thematic papers have been prepared for the international workshop "Growing Cities, Growing food" in Havana, Cuba (October 1999) that was organised by DSE, with technical support of ETC and GTZ and funded by BMZ, CTA and SIDA.
The preparation of the city case studies was coordinated by ETC and funded by GTZ.
The book was edited by ETC and published by DSE.
It contains 7 thematic papers and 16 city case studies from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Growing Cities Growing Food - thematic papers
These are the 7 thematic papers on Urban Agriculture, prepared for the international workshop "Growing Cities Growing food" in Havana, Cuba (October 1999).
GCGF theme 1 - Urban Agriculture: Definition, Presence, Potentials and Risks
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 1
- Urban Agriculture: Definition, Presence, Potentials and Risks
GCGF theme 2 - Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Cities
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 2
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Cities
GCGF theme 3 - The Impact of Urban Agriculture on the Household and Local Economies
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 3
- The Impact of Urban Agriculture on the Household and Local Economies
GCGF theme 4 - Urban Agriculture and Food Security, Nutrition and Health
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 4
- Urban Agriculture and Food Security, Nutrition and Health
GCGF theme 5 - Policy Options for Urban Agriculture
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 5
- Policy Options for Urban Agriculture
GCGF theme 6 - Institutional Aspects of Urban Agriculture
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 6
- Institutional Aspects of Urban Agriculture in the city of Dar es Salaam
GCGF theme 7 - The integration of agriculture in urban policies
- Growing Cities Growing Food - Thematic Paper 7
- The integration of agriculture in urban policies
Growing Cities Growing Food - city case studies
These are the 16 city case studies on Urban Agriculture, prepared for the international workshop "Growing Cities Growing food" in Havana, Cuba (October 1999.
City Case Study Accra
- Accra: urban agriculture as an asset strategy, supplementing income and diets
- Margaret Armar-Klemesu and Daniel Maxwell, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Cagayan de Oro
- Urban agriculture in Cagayan de Oro: a favourable response of city government and NGOs
- G.E. Potutan, W.H. Schnitzler, J.M. Arnado, L.G. Janubas and R.J. Holmer, Xavier University College of Agriculture, Periurban Vegetable Production Project (PUVeP),Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Cairo
- Cairo: urban agriculture and visions for a "modern" city
- Jörg Gertel, Professor at the Oriental Institut, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany and Said Samir, Roxy Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Dakar
- Market-oriented urban agricultural production in Dakar
- Alain Mbaye, Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agronomique (ISRA) and Paule Moustier, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD),France
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Dar es Salaam
- Urban agriculture in Dar es Salaam: providing for an indispensable part of the diet
- Petra Jacobi, Jörg Amend and Suzan Kiango Urban Vegetable Promotion Project, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, supported by GTZ, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Harare
- Urban agriculture in Harare: between suspicion and repression
- Beacon Mbiba, University of Sheffield,Sheffield, United Kingdom
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Havana
- Urban agriculture in the city of Havana: a popular response to a crisis
- Mario Gonzalez Novo, Department of Urban Agriculture, Havana, Cuba and Catherine Murphy, The Institute for Food and Development Policy / Food First Oakland, USA
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Hubli-Dharwad
- Waste recycling through urban farming in Hubli-Dharwad
- Fiona Nunan , School of Public Policy, International Development Department,University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Jakarta
- Jakarta: urban agriculture as an alternative strategy to face the economic crisis
- Ning Purnomohadi, Environmental Impact Management Agency of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study La Paz
- La Paz: urban agriculture in harsh ecological conditions
- Petra Kreinecker, Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Lima
- NGO experiences in Lima targeting the urban poor through urban agriculture
- Andres Dasso, Asociación Recursos para el Desarollo (REDE),Lima,Peru and Teobaldo Pinzas, ETC Andes,Lima,Peru
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study London
- Urban agriculture in London: rethinking our food economy
- Tara Garnett, National Food Alliance, London, United Kingdom
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Mexico City
- Mexico City: the integration of urban agriculture to contain urban sprawl
- Pablo Torres Lima, Luis Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico and Brenda I. García Uriza Community Co-ordinator of Miravalle (COCOMI, AC),Mexico City, Mexico
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Nairobi
- Increasing food security through urban farming in Nairobi
- Dick Foeken, Africa Study Centre,Leiden, The Netherlands and Alice Mboganie Mwangi, Unit of Applied Human Nutrition, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Shanghai
- Shanghai: trends towards specialised and capital-intensive urban agriculture.
- Cai Yi-Zhang, Director of the Shanghai Modern Agriculture Development Company, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China and Zhang Zhangen , Shanghai Modern Agriculture Development Company, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China.
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
City Case Study Sofia
- Sofia: urban agriculture in an economy in transition.
- Antoaneta Yoveva, Architect and Urban Planner, Sustainable World Foundation (SWF), Sofia, Bulgaria Boriana Gocheva, Economist, Sofia, Bulgaria Galya Voykova, Landscape architect, Sofia, Bulgaria Boris Borissov, Al Spassov, Medical Doctor.
In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda
Growing Cities Growing Food - posters
Here are some posters, prepared for the international workshop "Growing Cities Growing food" in Havana, Cuba (October 1999).