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Database research record2015·Global

Urban agriculture and food security: A critique based on an assessment of urban land constraints

Badami M., Ramankutty N.

Global Food Security

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Assessing the urban land needed to grow the urban poor's daily vegetables, the authors conclude urban agriculture can make only a limited contribution to food security in low-income countries where need is greatest, and argue its benefits are often overstated.