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Database research record2020·Global

Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations

Eliot Gee, Hyun-Ju Lee

Urban Farm DB summary

Gee and Lee explore the incorporation of local food biodiversity into food and agriculture innovations, with attention to emerging youth-led practices. The chapter highlights opportunities and challenges of mobile apps, urban agriculture, and youth movements. These varied examples are assessed to suggest how social and technological innovative approaches can be leveraged to ensure fair and effective promotion and protection of local food biodiversity across the producer–consumer spectrum.