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Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:06:35 +0000

RUAF Publications

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:04:56 +0000

Since the start of the first RUAF programme until now, many RUAF Publications have been published. On this page, you will find links to the the RUAF Publications available online, subdivided per type of publication. If you are looking for non-RUAF publications, you should search our bibliographic database. If you are looking for a certain Urban Agriculture Magazine article, please go to the Urban Agriculture Magazine section of this website.

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Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:44:04 +0000

Colofon

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:42:31 +0000

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 68

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Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:41:01 +0000

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 66-67

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Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:39:34 +0000

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 65

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Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:38:22 +0000

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 63-64

Promoting Value Chains in Urban Agriculture for Local Development in Quito

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:36:37 +0000

Alexandra Rodriguez Dueñas

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 61-62

Local government support to urban agriculture in Quito was born as a response to food insecurity in the poorest areas of the city, and was later expanded to the entire Metropolitan District. The production technology used has been adapted to the diverse climatic zones (between 500 and 4,800 metres above sea level, see also the article in UA Magazine no. 22).

Community Supported Urban Agriculture: The Orti Solidali project in Rome

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:33:14 +0000

Brunella Pinto, Andrea Pasqualotto, Les Levidow

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 58-60

An Analysis of Markets in Rosario, Argentina

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:29:34 +0000

Mariana Ponce, Raúl Terrile

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 55-57

Influence of Public Policies on the Urban Production in Piracicaba, Brazil

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:26:28 +0000

Cristiano G. Vitorino, Gabriel M. C. de Freitas, Caio Hamamura, Mayra F. Tavares, Amabille, C. Silva, Maria C. N. Bernardes, Evelise M., Moda, Flávio B. Gandara

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 53-54

Piracicaba, a city of about 365,000 in the southeast of Brazil, has a strong agricultural tradition. Although a large area around the city is cultivated, only a small percentage is dedicated to food production. As a result Piracicaba has to import most of its food products, which increases the prices.

The Role of Farmer Organisations in Marketing Periurban 'Safe Vegetables' in Vietnam

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:22:59 +0000

Paule Moustier, Nguyen Thi Tan Loc

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 50-52

General View on Potato Production in Khartoum State, Sudan

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:19:53 +0000

Elmoiez M. Fadul

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 49

Sudan has undergone rapid urbanisation since the 1980s as rural people have migrated from droughtstricken areas and war-affected regions. Squatter settlements in the urban areas continue to grow, especially in the city of Khartoum, which now covers an area of 20,700 km2 and has a population of seven million.

Motivations and Barriers to Stakeholder Participation in Local food Value Chains in Phoenix, Arizona

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:14:06 +0000

Carissa Taylor, Rimjhim Aggarwal

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 46-48

Urban Agriculture as Community Engagement in Manchester

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:53:52 +0000

Les Levidow, Becky Price, Katerina Psarikidou, Bron Szerszynski, Helen Wallace

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 43-45

Urban Agriculture in the Netherlands

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:48:52 +0000

Jan Willem van der Schans

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 40-42

Despite the domination of large-scale farming for export in the Netherlands, urban agriculture is growing in popularity. The reasons for this have not yet been studied systematically, but growing dissatisfaction with the conventional food system plays a part. This article looks at different strategies adopted by urban farmers and considers the implications of urban agriculture for public planning.

The Learning Alliance on Chain Empowerment; Burka Gudina Cooperative Union in Ethiopia

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:45:56 +0000

Wim Goris, John Belt

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 38-39

Value Chain Development of Avocado in Vietnam

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:42:34 +0000

Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, P. Quaedackers, Nguyen Trung Anh, Siebe van Wijk

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 35-37

Rapid economic development, urbanisation and rising income levels, in Vietnam offer potential for pro-poor development, by creating new market opportunities for producers, traders and retailers. This article describes the process of value chain development, which involves all actors in the broad chain of avocado.

A Comparison of Urban Agriculture and Short Food Chains in Paris and Tunis

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:39:15 +0000

Saloua Toumi, Roland Vidal

In: UA Magazine no 24: From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 31-34

Market Access for Urban and Periurban Farmers in Yangon

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:42:56 +0000

George O’Shea and Paing Soe

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 28-30

Preliminary research reveals that there are many urban and periurban producers in Myanmar and many of them sell part of their produce at a variety of markets in Yangon. Distance from the city and available transport to a large extent explain the differences.

Distance to the City and Performance of Food Chains in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:33:08 +0000

Marie-Hélène Dabat, Romaine Ramananarivo, Faramalala Evelyne Ravoniarisoa, Tovohery Ramahaimandimbisoa, Christine Aubry

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 24-27

Using Value Chain Analysis to increase the impact of Urban Farming

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:28:46 +0000

Jonathan Mittchel and Henri Leturque

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 21-23

This paper summarises work attempting to answer two apparently simple questions: Can urban agriculture reduce urban poverty? And, if it can, in what ways can poverty be reduced? It also explores the role of value chain analysis in understanding better the role of urban agriculture.

Vegetable Box Scheme in Cape Town, South Africa

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:17:31 +0000

Femke Hoekstra and Rob Small

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 17-20

Although quite a number of experiences with community supported agriculture (CSA) and box schemes in Europe and the United States have been documented, there are not so many examples from the South. Abalimi/Harvest of Hope is a special case even in the South, as it is a social enterprise that works with poor people in urban areas who are the producers of the vegetables.

Strengthening Urban Farmer Organisations and Their Marketing Capacities: The RUAF From Seed to Table programme

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:13:34 +0000

Henk de Zeeuw

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing urban agriculture value chains, pp 11-16

UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing urban agriculture value chains

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:06:57 +0000

Editorial - From Seed to Table: Developing urban agriculture value chains

Ellen Radstake — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:58:57 +0000

Marielle Dubbeling, Femke Hoekstra, René van Veenhuizen

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing urban agriculture value chains, pp 3-10

World Urban Forum IV Nanjing, China (2009)

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:39:00 +0000

The RUAF Foundation, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Development Research Centre, Urban Harvest, the Chinese Urban Agriculture Association and the Nanjing Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, organised a session called "Urban and peri-urban agriculture for Resilient Cities (Green, Productive and Socially Inclusive)" during the World Urban Forum of UN Habitat from 3 to 7 November 2008 in Nanjing, China.

Urban Agriculture in El Alto: An experience of revitalisation

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:14:52 +0000

Oscar Rea Campos

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 32-33

The structural food crisis in the city of El Alto has had an especially negative impact on the lives of the poorest families. Urban agriculture is one of the alternative strategies initiated to improve their food security, but also to enhance the social inclusion of the women involved, who have more time available than the men and who can develop additional skills through this activity.

The Impact of the Economic Meltdown on Urban Agriculture in Harare

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:07:13 +0000

Percy Toriro

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 26-27

Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe. With approximately 2.5 million inhabitants (1.8 million as of the 2002 census), here almost 50 percent of Zimbabwe’s urban population lives. Recent economic difficulties have led to a phenomenal growth in urban agriculture in Harare as well as in other cities in Zimbabwe.

From Dependence to Self-reliance: Experiences from northern Uganda

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:28:45 +0000

Astrid van Rooij and Loan Liem

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 13-15

For over twenty years, the people of Acholiland in northern Uganda have been struggling to survive in the midst of violent conflicts. Many people have been killed. The long conflict has created high levels of dependency. A food security and livelihoods programme was started to enhance self-reliance of displaced people.