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Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.
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Farmers' Views on the Farming in Seoul
2002Han-Cheol Hwang, Sun-Yong Park, Kyongsoo Han · Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning · South Korea (Seoul)
This study examined farmers' intentions and attitudes towards farming in Seoul to support urban agricultural development strategies, using survey data analyzed with contingency tables and Chi-square tests. It found that leaseholders were more satisfied with their jobs than landowning farmers, and small-scale farmers with greenhouses showed greater job satisfaction than ordinary large-scale farmers. Farmers' views on farming in Seoul varied by their status, suggesting that agricultural strategies should consider these differing attitudes.
CommunityEconomicsPolicyUrban agriculture between allotment and market gardening: contributions to the sustainability of African and Asian cities
2002L.M. van den Berg · WIT transactions on ecology and the environment · Africa, Asia
Urban agriculture, despite severe competition for space, plays roles such as fresh food supply, leisure, supplementary income for the urban poor, and green space management. Case studies in Africa and Southeast Asia demonstrate the difficulty of maintaining these roles due to public health and environmental degradation concerns. Urban agricultural producers may rely on polluted streams for irrigation, cause soil erosion through inappropriate farming techniques, or poison surrounding residents with pesticides. The paper suggests that urban agriculture could be more beneficial to the urban system if treated by town planners as a normal urban function requiring both regulation and protection.
Contamination & food safetyEconomicsHealthOrganic cyclePolicyUrban Agriculture, the Direction of Agricultural Development in Yuxi
2001Weiguo Gao · · China (Yuxi)
This abstract proposes that agricultural production activities in Yuxi should be integrated with urban economic activities centered in Kunming. The goal is to occupy the market, serve more people, establish regional comparative advantages, and build foundational elements for urbanization.
EconomicsUrban–rural linkagePolicyAn Analysis of Suburban AgricuIturaI Land Allocation System and Sustainable Development Strategy──Taking Kaifeng Suburban as an example
2001Zhao Shu-mao · 系统科学与系统工程学报(英文版) · China (Kaifeng)
This paper discusses the structure and efficiency of agricultural land use in Kaifeng Suburban, China, based on system theory. It reveals current problems such as benefit deviation from resource allocation and distinguished unemployment. The study advances resolution measures for sustainable development, including farmland protection, ecological agriculture, sustainable land use, and decreased input of synthetic matter.
Economic viabilityUrban–rural linkagePolicyEconomicsA STRATEGIC DISCUSSION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN URBAN AGRICULTURE IN SHANGHAI
2001LI Wei-jiang · Economic Geography · China (Shanghai)
This paper provides a preliminary discussion on the strategic key points for constructing modern urban agriculture in Shanghai. It examines four aspects: body-function transformation, structure adjustment, development organization, and spatial structure composition.
PolicyUrban–rural linkage大力发展都市农业，加速农业现代化进程——珠海发展都市农业探析
2001黄大成 · 特区经济 · China (Zhuhai)
A favorable condition for urban agriculture development in Zhuhai City is the purchasing power of its citizens. According to expert analysis, the average annual income for Zhuhai city employees in 1997 was 12793 yuan (approximately 1505.05 USD), significantly exceeding the 500-800 USD per capita annual income considered the take-off period for tourism. A tourism bureau survey indicated that 29.44% of citizens were willing to spend under 100 yuan for a day trip, 43.51% between 100-200 yuan, and 14.11% between 200-300 yuan, which can meet the consumption demands of tourism and leisure-oriented urban agriculture projects targeting ordinary citizens.
EconomicsCommunityPolicy对发展“都市农业”的调查与思考
2000范凯 · 中共贵州省委党校学报 · China
This paper investigates the development of urban agriculture in the region along the Shenda Expressway and Huanghai Avenue in China. Currently, the area features 14 high-efficiency grain fields over 67 hectares, 26 high-efficiency vegetable parks over 6.7 hectares, and nearly 200 high-quality agricultural projects across 10 categories, including orchards, nurseries, flower bases, and aquaculture farms, along with over 3000 high-efficiency agricultural parks. Urban agriculture is becoming a main force in the region's economic development and shows specific development trends.
EconomicsPolicy既是现实的 又是未来的——北京朝阳区都市农业实验的意义
1998杨鹤鸣 · 城市问题 · China (Beijing)
This report reflects on the author's participation in urban agriculture research in Beijing's Chaoyang District since August 1997. The author found the experience profound, recognizing the urban agriculture experiment in Chaoyang District as representing the reality of suburban agriculture in China.
CommunityPolicy探索新思想,开创新局面,争取新突破——谱写都市型农业高等教育新篇章
1998庄菊明, 付燕凤, 沈建英, 高贵临 · 高等农业教育 · China (Shanghai)
This paper explores new ideas in Shanghai's urban agriculture higher education, adapting to the trend of agricultural transformation and upgrading in Shanghai, and learning from Deng Xiaoping Theory. It establishes views on urban agriculture, integrated agriculture, multifunctional agriculture, and highly intelligent agriculture, aiming to create a new situation where general, vocational, and adult higher education advance in parallel and develop coordinately, striving for new breakthroughs in cultivating high-quality and distinctive agricultural science and technology talents.
PolicyFood education