Takawira Mubvami, Shingirayi Mushamba and René van Veenhuizen

In: UA Magazine No. 11 - Availability, Access and Usability of Land for Urban Agriculture

Land is an important resource for urban agriculture. Urban farming requires some land space, irrespective of whether the farming system is soil-based or not. Therefore land is and will remain a resource of particular concern to urban farmers. But land, or rather the adequate use of the land, is of increasing concern also to planners and municipal policymakers who have to consider the various demands on the land and its functions in and around the city.