Geoff Wilson

In: UA Magazine 7 - Economic Aspects of Urban Agriculture

The question raised in the title has been answered on paper by the Southside Chamber of Commerce in the city of Brisbane, in sub-tropical Australia. The chamber calculated that a "rooftop microfarm" based on waste management could yield around 20% return on invested capital, and employ three to four people. The Southside Chamber of Commerce Urban Agriculture Group is now considering how to fund a pilot project in Mt Gravatt Central in Brisbane, in the state of Queensland to prove the feasibility study findings. The project is described here.