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Hardware Software Interface: a Strategy for the implementation of Urban Agriculture

Greg Keeffe

Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast)

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This paper proposes a "Hardware-Software-Interface" model to understand urban agriculture, which differs from conventional agriculture in technology, crop choice, and market approach. "Hardware" refers to the technological components, including aquaponics or soil-based methods, adapted for small scales and potentially polluted soils. "Software" represents the ecological elements that produce crops, influenced by factors like permaculture or local market demands.