Thinking on Growing Urbanization, Sustainability and Food Supply: The Need of Urban Agriculture

Urban Farm DB summary

Anticipating that 68% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, this discussion paper argues for integrating agriculture into urban planning through ecological agricultural practices. It contends that ecological practices such as Conservation Agriculture improve soil health and crop yield, making them key to producing vegetables and fruit for urban demand while reducing transport emissions, and that extending green space through ecologically cultivated land can reduce the urban heat island effect, store more carbon in healthy soils, and improve water run-off to reduce flood risk; the paper presents no empirical data.