Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture

Cities, Poverty and Food ; Multi-stakeholder Policy and Planning in Urban Agriculture (2010)

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 15:21
Marielle Dubbeling, Henk de Zeeuw and René van Veenhuizen The numbers of the urban poor are on the increase; at the same time their position has been made more vulnerable by the recent food and economic crises. City authorities need to find innovative strategies to eradicate urban hunger and improve the livelihoods of the urban poor. Urban agriculture provides such a strategy by enhancing access to fresh and nutritious food, and contributing to local economic development and social inclusion of the urban poor, especially women.
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Recovery and Reuse of Resources: Enhancing urban resilience in low-income countries

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:41

Pay Drechsel, Olufunke O. Cofie, B. Keraita, P. Amoah. Alexandra Evans and Priyanie Amerasinghe

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The Kibidoué Cooperative in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:38

Moussa Sy

With almost half a million inhabitants in 2006, Bobo-Dioulasso is Burkina Faso’s second largest city. It is located 360 km south-west of Ouagadougou. Agricultural activities are important in the socio-economic life of Bobo-Dioulasso, and seven percent of the population grows cereals in the suburbs and vegetables along the Houet River.

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Urban Agriculture development in Minhang, Shanghai

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:36

Jianming, Cai, Zhenshan Yang, Shenghe Liu, Ming Liu, Hua Guo, Shanshan Du

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Strengthening the Production and Sale of Agrosilves Pigs in Villa El Salvador, Peru

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:33

Cecilia Castro, Luis Chavarria

Pig raising is one of the main activities carried out by urban farmers in periurban areas of northern and southern Lima, due to a lack of water for irrigation in the desert climate. The RUAF FStT programme collaborated with the producer organisation AGROSILVES to improve the productivity and profitability of its farmer members, by applying the production chain approach and strengthening their organisation.

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Developing Value Chains in Amman, Jordan

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:30

Salwa Tohme Tawk, Ziad Moussa, Shadi Hamadeh, Diana Abi-Saiid

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City Resilience: Building cultural repertoire for urban farming in Almere

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:25

Gaston Remmers

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Integrating urban agriculture in the urban landscape

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:22

Marielle Dubbeling

The current global urban population is expected to double by 2050, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in developing countries. Many cities are ill equipped to handle such large-scale expansion. Various cities are starting to recognise urban agriculture as an integral part of urban planning, upgrading and design. They are including urban agriculture in land use planning, social housing programmes and slum upgrading. This article
describes some examples of their strategies.

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