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

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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.

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.

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

Livestock keeping in urbanised areas, does history repeat itself?

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:19:33 +0200

Hans Schiere, Barbara Rischkowsky, Eric Thys, Jaap Schiere and Francine Matthys

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

Livestock keeping in and around cities is a practice that can be traced back to ancient times. The functions and forms of urban livestock have changed over time, and after decades of neglect, the roles of urban livestock are now being recognised again by urban officials. This chapter reviews the categorisations, relevance and logic of urban livestock keeping in past and modern society. It stresses that animals can be both a nuisance and a benefit, serving several direct and indirect functions in urban ecosystems, each with different priorities at household, city and national level.

Introduction

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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.

Urban Livestock

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:30:08 +0200

Urban Livestock, introduced by: Hans Schiere and Gera den Dikken (IAC, Wageningen, the Netherlands)

In: Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

State of the Art - Livestock Production

Wed, 17 May 2006 12:06:29 +0200

Urban farming and animal production, a synthesis

Hans Schiere and Gera den Dikken (International Agriculture Centre, Wageningen, the Netherlands

This paper was published in the Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture, that was produced by ETC-RUAF and published by CTA, Wageningen, the Netherlands in 2001.

Workshop 'Urban livestock keeping'

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:18:25 +0200

Urban livestock keeping in sub-Saharan Africa: Report of a workshop held on 3-5 March 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya. Edited by Wyn Richards and Sarah Godfrey, NR International, UK

City Case Study Nairobi

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:01:51 +0100

Increasing food security through urban farming in Nairobi: Dick Foeken, Africa Study Centre,Leiden, The Netherlands and Alice Mboganie Mwangi, Unit of Applied Human Nutrition, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda

City Case Study Harare

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:59:35 +0100

Urban agriculture in Harare: between suspicion and repression: Beacon Mbiba, University of Sheffield,Sheffield, United Kingdom

In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda

City Case Study Cairo

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:58:48 +0100

Cairo: urban agriculture and visions for a "modern" city: Jörg Gertel, Professor at the Oriental Institut, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany and Said Samir, Roxy Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

In: Growing Cities, Growing Food: Urban Agriculture on the Policy Agenda

Gender and urban agriculture: a case study of three communities

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:03:59 +0200

Gender and urban agriculture: a case study of three communities in greater Freetown, Sierra Leone: Being a paper presented to RUAF/Urban Harvest - Woman Feeding Cities Workshop “Gende

RUAF - Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - Livestock Production, RUAF Publications

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

Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

Innovative livestock-keeping in Ethiopian cities

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

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

The Development of Urban Agriculture; some lessons learnt

Livestock keeping in urbanised areas, does history repeat itself?

Introduction

Urban Livestock

Urban Livestock, introduced by: Hans Schiere and Gera den Dikken (IAC, Wageningen, the Netherlands)

State of the Art - Livestock Production

Urban farming and animal production, a synthesis

Workshop 'Urban livestock keeping'

City Case Study Nairobi

City Case Study Harare

City Case Study Cairo

Gender and urban agriculture: a case study of three communities