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Urban Farming - Opportunities, Trends and Challenges
Urban agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around (peri-urban), a village, town or city. Urban farming is generally practiced for income-earning or food-producing activities though in some communities the main impetus is recreation and relaxation.Market Need
Utilizing available but unutilized land or real estate for earning more income, or saving on costs
Trends
• USA might today be a country that thrives on packaged food and fast-food. But during World War II, 20 million Americans planted “victory gardens,” producing 40 per cent of the country’s food supply. Proponents of urban farming say this can be achieved again and enable cities to become self sufficient
• In many cites around the world, homegrown food in specific and urban farming in general is becoming more fashionable
• Within urban farming, there has been a significant growth in the interest for vertical farming
• Havana, the capital of Cuba is a role model for urban farming, where 90% of fresh produce is grown in the city
• China and Japan are two prominent countries that are investing significant efforts into urban farming
posted by Ecacofonix at
5:59 AM
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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