Urban Agriculture

p Urban Agriculture

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The background and development of urban agriculture and some statistic facts

Global food crisis

Food pricing is rising

Arable land is shrinking

Low quality food and diminishing biodiversity

Environment degradation

The spectrum of urban agriculture and the function of relevant organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO

Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC

Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture (UPA

Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation

Importance of urban agriculture

Economic

p Social

Food security

Environmental

Case studies : focus on a special area , e .g . Washington D .C

Challenges and implementation

Abstract

With the rising demand of food around the world due to increased population pressure , urban agriculture seems to be a solution in addressing several economical , social , environmental issues as well as the problem of food insecurity . The main causes that have led to the development of urban agriculture include the global food crisis , the rising in food prices , shrinking of arable lands , the low food quality and diminishing biodiversity as well as environmental degradation (Ross 1978 . The will discuss spectrum of urban agriculture mentioning the important roles of relevant organizations such as Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO , Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC , Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture (UPA ) and the Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation . Urban agriculture in Washington D .C will be discussed as the case study and the challenges facing urban agriculture together with the implementations will conclude the

Urban Agriculture

Introduction...