Zhang Feifei, Cai Jianming and Liu Gang

In: UA Magazine no. 18 - Building Communities through Urban Agriculture

Migration to cities has increased rapidly since reforms took place in China. It has been estimated that
over the past 30 years, more than 300 million people have successfully transferred their residence and have found a job in one of the rapidly growing cities of China; and it is expected that this trend will continue in the coming 15-20 years (Feng, 1996). Quite a number of migrants stay in the periurban areas and turn to urban agriculture for their livelihoods.