A review on urban agriculture: technology, socio-economy, and policy

Urban Farm DB summary

This review examined urban agriculture (UA) across technology, socio-economy, and policy, noting that supporting UA expansion in cities is challenging due to its poor economic profitability. The study highlighted UA's value beyond profitability, including social, health and well-being, disaster risk reduction, and environmental benefits. It also presented advancements in UA technologies and plant biotechnology as potential solutions for increasing the future profitability of commercial UA.

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• 11 x↑ Increase

  yield multiple vs conventional(hydroponic lettuce)

  YieldControl: conventional farming

  method

  hydroponics

• 95 %↓ Decrease

  water use reduction(aeroponics)

  WaterControl: conventional farming

  method

  aeroponics

• UA shortened supply chain during COVID 19

  supply chain effect(food supply covid19)

  Social

  region

  Tokyo, Japan

  year

  2020-2021

• 5 days

  time to food depletion(food supply resilience)

  Policy

  region

  London

Direction of conclusions

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• Food securitySupportsWith caveats
• Economic viabilityMixedWith caveats