Yves Cabannes (2002)- Santo Andre- Brazil/ Marielle Dubbeling (2006) -Madagascar

Although non-farm activities of rural people are steadily growing in most parts of the world, agriculture remains their primary occupation and source of livelihood. Local farming and natural resource management knowledge and skills are passed on from elders to children. Cultural norms often define division of tasks and responsibilities.

The origin of the people involved in urban agriculture varies widely as does the contribution of agriculture to urban livelihoods. Urban farmers can be:

• Farming families  that have gradually become absorbed by the expanding city and often  adapt their farming systems to new urban opportunities, like closeness to markets with better opportunities to collect market information and to sell directly to urban consumers or shopkeepers (either in fresh or in processed form including vending street foods). Despite these opportunities, some peri-urban and urban producers continue with a “rural outlook
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