Gabriel Deesohu Saydee and Sebastine Ujereh

In: UA Magazine 10 - Appropriate (Micro) Technologies for Urban Agriculture

Rapid urbanisation in Senegal, is giving rise to rapid housing developments and diminishing land available for urban agriculture in the city. It is also creating an increasing demand for vegetables. Although land in the city is scare, many houses have flat concrete roofs, which provide space for growing vegetables. Crops can be grown throughout the year under the semi-desert climatic conditions. The Rooftop Gardening Programme of the United Methodist Church promotes rooftop vegetable production in Senegal. Women's' groups have already established rooftop gardening projects in Dakar and Thies, through which more than a 100 persons have already been trained and many more are applying for training. A box is included on experiences with Rooftop Gardening in St.Petersburg, Russia, by Martin Price