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Agriculture urbaine et périurbaine, les exploitations laitières du Caire, Égypte

Annabelle Daburon, Véronique Alary, Ali Ahmed, Mohammad El-Srogi, Jean–François Tourrand

Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)

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In the Cairo megacity, Egypt, family-based agricultural activities persist in its core and periphery. This chapter illuminates the situation of these farms, which contribute to Cairo's food supply, particularly dairy and market garden products. The data were derived from a study conducted as part of the Dairy project by Cirad and a university.