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.

Paule Moustier, Nguyen Thi Tan Loc

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

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.

Carissa Taylor, Rimjhim Aggarwal

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

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

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.

Wim Goris, John Belt

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

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.

Saloua Toumi, Roland Vidal

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

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.