Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2024·Global

What do we really know about urban agriculture’s impact on people, places, and the planet?

Agnès Fargue‐Lelièvre, Jason K. Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein, Lidia Poniży, Erica Dorr

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Urban Farm DB summary

This 2024 essay in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists states that urban agriculture brings many benefits to its participants but is not guaranteed to be more climate-friendly than conventional agriculture. It adds that there are some specific steps urban farmers can take to cut carbon emissions.