Urban Agriculture : Findings from Four City Case Studies

Urban agriculture contributes to local economic development, poverty alleviation, the social inclusion of the urban poor and women, as well as to the greening of the city and the productive reuse of urban wastes. Urban agriculture encompasses a wid...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL AREAS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL USE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE SECTOR ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL FOODS ANIMAL PRODUCTS AQUACULTURE BIRD SPECIES CARBON DIOXIDE CASSAVA CATTLE CEREALS CHEAPER FOOD CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS CHICKENS CITIES CITY CENTER COMMUNITY GARDENS CONTAINERS CROP PRODUCTION DAIRY DEMAND FOR FOOD DRINKING WATER ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPENDITURES FARMER FARMERS FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD INTAKE FOOD NEEDS FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURITY IN CITIES FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUPPLIES FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SYSTEMS FOODS FRESH VEGETABLES FRESH WATER FRUIT FRUIT TREES FRUITS GOATS HOUSEHOLD FOOD HOUSEHOLD WASTE HOUSING INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IRRIGATION WATER JAMS LAND USE LEAFY VEGETABLES LIVABLE CITIES LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK KEEPERS LIVESTOCK KEEPING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK RAISING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAIZE MEAL NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION IN CITIES NUTRITION SECURITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS ORANGE ORCHARDS ORGANIC WASTE ORGANIC WASTES PACKAGING PADDY PERI-URBAN AREA PERI-URBAN AREAS PESTICIDES POOR URBAN HOUSEHOLDS POTATO POTATOES PROTEIN RESTAURANTS RICE RIVER WATER RURAL AGRICULTURE RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POPULATION SHEEP SLUM AREAS SOLID WASTE STAPLE FOODS SUGAR SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE CITIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT SWEET POTATOES TOMATOES TOWNS TREE PLANTING TUBERS URBAN URBAN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES URBAN AGRICULTURE URBAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT URBAN AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECOLOGY URBAN ECONOMIC GROWTH URBAN ECONOMY URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS URBAN FARMERS URBAN FARMING URBAN FOOD URBAN FOOD INSECURITY URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION URBAN FORESTRY URBAN GROWTH URBAN HARVEST URBAN HARVEST RESEARCH URBAN LAND URBAN LAND USE URBAN LAND USE PLANNING URBAN LINKAGES URBAN LIVELIHOODS URBAN MARKETS URBAN MIGRATION URBAN PLANNING URBAN POLICY URBAN POLLUTION URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION URBAN PRODUCERS URBAN RENEWAL URBAN WASTE URBAN WASTES URBAN WOMEN URBANIZATION URBANIZATION PROCESS VEGETABLE VEGETABLE FARMS VEGETABLE PRODUCTION VEGETABLES VEGETATION WATER USE WETLANDS
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Urban Agriculture : Findings from Four City Case Studies

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