Database research record2008·Global
Does Urban Agriculture Enhance Dietary Diversity? Empirical Evidence from a Sample of Developing Countries
Alberto Zezza, Luca Tasciotti, Zezza, Alberto, Tasciotti, Luca
AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
Urban Farm DB summary
This paper investigates the importance of urban agriculture (UA) for poor and food-insecure households in urban areas, using survey data from 15 developing or transition countries. It aims to fill research gaps by analyzing, from a comparative perspective, UA's potential role in addressing urban food insecurity problems. The paper defines UA as crop and livestock production within city boundaries.