Crop Production

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

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 12:07

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

 

Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 01/11/2006 - 12:28

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.

Un hectare à Beyrouth

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 16:41

Une évocation de l'exploitation de Rahmé, agricultrice à Beyrouth. Les atouts de l'agriculture urbaine sont-ils une réponse aux enjeux environnementaux contemporains? Un reportage destiné au concours "Planete reporter" organisé par Le Monde.fr et Youtube

Growing Better Cities: The Issue

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:21

Slideshow on issues in urban agriculture on the website of IDRC

Inside the White House: The Kitchen Garden

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:49

First Lady Michelle Obama and White House chef Sam Kass tell the story of the first garden on White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden during World War II. This new garden was planted in the Spring of 2009 with the help of local elementary school children and has yielded a constant supply fresh produce for the First Family and White House events.

The vegetable gardeners of Havana

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:43

Climate change, drought, population growth - they could all threaten future food supplies. But global agriculture, with its dependence on fuel and fertilisers is also highly vulnerable to an oil shortage, as Cuba found out 20 years ago. By means of organic urban agriculture Cuba reportedly has been able to provide four million tonnes of vegetables a year making the country 90% self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables.

Please watch the video here.

Health Risk Assessment of Children Exposed to Greywater in Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 14:23

Sahar Dalahmeh and Almoayed Assayed

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 41-42

A Garden in a Sack: Experiences in Kibera, Nairobi

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 14:21

Peggy Pascal and Eunice Mwende

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 38-40

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