All articles for the topic: Urban agriculture

Coastline full of boats with lots of living houses on the hill, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Time for resilient agriculture and food systems in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The 2021 eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) took place in a
context of years of significant under investment in the agriculture sector. Cheron Constance traces the
immediate impacts on farms and farmers, the medium-and long-term consequences, and proposes actions to build a resilient, revalued food system for the island nation.

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Crops

Improving water sources and use in urban agriculture in Beijing

Beijing is facing a shortage of water. Because of a downward trend in rainfall, surface water is gradually drying up and the level of groundwater is declining. This decline in availability of water is affecting urban agriculture in the city. Innovations are being sought by both the government and farmers focusing on the use of new water sources, like reuse of wastewater and rainwater harvesting, and improved water management.

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Food for schools

Fresh vegetables for school kids in Antananarivo

The Urban Agriculture Low Space and No Space supported by Antananarivo’s Better Food for Kids program has been establishing vegetable gardens in school yards. Vegetable gardens have been set up by the Institut des Métiers de la Ville and the Urban Community of Antananarivo in 14 public schools in the city that provide school children with nutritional school meals and help to increase school retention rate and improve children’s ability to learn.
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Farming on the rooftop

Micro-gardening in Dakar

Dakar houses approximately 25% of Senegal's population. To provide its inhabitants with alternative supply solutions, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in collaboration with the government of Senegal, the Municipality of Dakar, and several NGOs launched the project for micro-gardening in 1999.

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Urban farming in Tanzania

The importance of urban agriculture in Tanzania is an integral part of the urban economy. It is found everywhere in towns and cities. The cultivation of crops, and especially vegetables is a common and widespread phenomenon making urban agriculture a widely accepted fact of life.

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Image Credits/Crédits d'images: Institut des Métiers de la Ville

Urban agriculture

This article provides an overview of the different types of urban agriculture in African countries.  These can provide livelihoods, nutritious meals, cooling and flood mitigation/alleviation. The aim is to collect case studies to provide concrete examples for learning and upscaling. 

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