Moniek van Hirtum, Eric Goewie, Yilma Getachew, René van Veenhuizen

In: UA Magazine 6 - Transition to Ecological Urban Agriculture: A Challenge

Ecological agriculture is seen as especially relevant to the urban setting. The introduction in rural settings of ecological practices is still debated, although it seems that the call for the coexistence of both conventional and ecological farming in an adequate mix seems to be the best option. This begs the question of whether similar arguments apply to the urban setting and which lessons can be learned for urban agriculture.