Cities Farming for the Future - Urban Agriculture for Green and Productive Cities

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:59:58 +0200

Edited by René van Veenhuizen (2006). Published by RUAF Foundation, IDRC and IIRR.

Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:59:34 +0100

In conjunction with Sida, ETC Netherlands, TUAN and other organisations, "An Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture" has been produced. It contains 16 themes with State of the Art introductions. This Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture contains a comprehensive literature overview in 17 chapters, each with a "state of the art" overview followed by literature references with abstracts.

To download the full document as a PDF (4.3MB) please click here.

Innovative livestock-keeping in Ethiopian cities

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:58:03 +0100

Hailu Araya, Alemayehu Ayalew, Azeb Werqu and Nigusie HaileMariam

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

As urbanisation increases in Ethiopia, city dwellers are responding in innovative ways to problems of high unemployment and opportunities of high market demand by growing crops and raising animals. Many people in poor families, especially women and youth, take these initiatives because they already knew farming before they migrated to town, or they learned it from others who were farming in town.

Innovations in Producer-Market Linkages: Urban field schools and organic markets in Lima

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:48:28 +0100

Nieves Gonzales, Miguel Salvo and Gordon Prain

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

Organically-produced food is increasingly in demand among more affluent urban populations of developing countries, and these city dwellers are willing to pay a premium for food quality and safety. Agricultural producers living in and around these cities are well placed
to take advantage of this lucrative market.

Enhancing Local Knowledge in Urban Livestock Breeding in Bukavu, D.R. Congo

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:46:05 +0100

Augustin Cihyoka

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

The city of Bukavu, the administrative centre of South-Kivu Province, is situated in Eastern DR Congo some 2,000 km from the capital, Kinshasa. It is an important commercial, administrative and university centre with a population of over 600,000 inhabitants. For several
reasons many of them have turned to farming to secure their livelihoods.

From Eradication to Innovation: Towards healthy, profitable pig raising in Lima

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:29:22 +0100

Jessica Alegre, Gordon Prain and Miguel Salvo

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

Pig raising is an important livelihood activity in the District of Lurigancho Chosica, which is a low-income periurban neighbourhood located in the Rimac valley in the eastern part of the city of Lima. As many as 1600 families are thought to depend on this activity for some or all
of their income. Without organisation, technical support or regulation, they mostly operate in small clusters of informal livestock units perched on the arid hillsides of this desert city. This type of production raises concerns about public health risks and environmental pollution, and yet relatively simple changes in management can make pig raising a profitable, sustainable activity that can contribute
significantly to the well-being of urban and periurban families.

Improvement of Market Chain Development of Urban Agricultural Production

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:16:49 +0200

International student of the University of Wageningen have made an analyses of the possibilities to improve the market chain in Urban Agriculture. The report describes 10 cases on how the market of urban agriculture can be improved.

Improving Agricultural Productivity in the Rural-Urban Interface through Recycling of Urban Waste

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:43:58 +0100

Olufunke Cofie ¹, Pay Drechsel ¹and Henk de Zeeuw ²

¹International Water Management Institute (IWMI), West Africa Sub-Regional Office, Accra, Ghana
²RUAF, ETC, Leusden, The Netherlands

The Development of Urban Agriculture; some lessons learnt

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:40:39 +0100

H. de Zeeuw

Key note paper for the International Conference �?Urban Agriculture, Agro-tourism and City Region Development�?, Beijing, 10-14 October, 2004

Quality of vegetables in urban markets

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:00:30 +0200

In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay

Quantification of marketing channels for lettuce

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:55:34 +0200

In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay

Local Economic Development and Marketing of Urban Produced Food

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:17:18 +0200

George Danso and Paule Moustier

In: Cities Farming for the Future - Urban Agriculture for Green and Productive Cities

This chapter deals with the socio-economic impact of urban agriculture on income generation, poverty alleviation, urban food supply, livelihoods, as well as indirect costs and benefits for society including environmental externalities. Two levels of analysis are considered to assess this impact: the household and the city. The assessment of social and economic impact at the city level suffers more from lack of data than is the case at the household level. A main question is whether urban agriculture should be seen as an informal, residual, subsistence activity or as one that can shift from simple to enlarged reproduction of urban food, by making the best of its proximity to urban consumers and sustaining incomes in the long run.

Introduction

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:13:33 +0200

René van Veenhuizen

In: Cities Farming for the Future - Urban Agriculture for Green and Productive Cities

Attention to urban agriculture has increased markedly during the last couple of decades. The number of activities to promote urban agriculture at international, national and local level has grown, but urban farmers in many cities in the world still struggle to get their main survival strategy recognised by city authorities. The demand of policy makers and local practitioners for inspiring examples of successful policies and actions in cities is therefore growing. Urban agriculture contributes to a wide variety of urban issues and is increasingly being accepted and used as a tool in sustainable city development. Currently the challenge is its integration into city planning and facilitation of its multiple benefits for urban inhabitants. This book seeks to present the current state of affairs regarding urban agriculture and sustainable urban development.

Growing better cities to enhance food security, create jobs and protect the environment

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:52:19 +0200

This session was organised by IDRC, in cooperation with RUAF partners ETC-Urban Agriculture and IGSNRR.

In this panel local authorities from Beijing, Kampala, Rosario and Vancouver shared their experiences and discussed the next steps in strengthening the contribution of various forms of urban and peri-urban agriculture to different “city visions�?(e.g. the inclusive city, the productive city, the sustainable city). The panel highlighted how these innovative policies are already helping cities meet their development challenges.

Multifunctionality of Periurban Open Spaces in Setif, Algeria

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:25:58 +0100

Abdelmalek Boudjenouia, André Fleury and Abdelmalek Tacherift

In: UA Magazine No. 15 - Multiple Functions of Urban Agriculture

Nowadays, quality of living is considered as a key factor for the physical and psychological wellbeing of city dwellers. The presence of nature in the city is an important component due to the diversity of its functions. In addition, it can be a valuable source for companies, improving their corporate image and working environment. The environmental space of a city determines in part its fitness for habitation and economic resources under the concept of a sustainable city. For farmers, the environmental space primarily represents a production area, but increasingly this space is seen as being multifunctional.

RUAF - Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - Local Economic Development

Cities Farming for the Future - Urban Agriculture for Green and Productive Cities

Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

Innovative livestock-keeping in Ethiopian cities

Innovations in Producer-Market Linkages: Urban field schools and organic markets in Lima

Enhancing Local Knowledge in Urban Livestock Breeding in Bukavu, D.R. Congo

From Eradication to Innovation: Towards healthy, profitable pig raising in Lima

Improvement of Market Chain Development of Urban Agricultural Production

Improving Agricultural Productivity in the Rural-Urban Interface through Recycling of Urban Waste

The Development of Urban Agriculture; some lessons learnt

Quality of vegetables in urban markets

Quantification of marketing channels for lettuce

Local Economic Development and Marketing of Urban Produced Food

Introduction

Growing better cities to enhance food security, create jobs and protect the environment

Multifunctionality of Periurban Open Spaces in Setif, Algeria

Abdelmalek Boudjenouia, André Fleury and Abdelmalek Tacherift