Building integrated Urban farming or Urban farming on vacant land..
How do a city planner take decision during the time of masterplan preparation/bye laws?
Or
what sort of study has to be conducted
to find out the best suitable one for food security for now and then.
It is depends upon country to country and city to city. An inventory of open spaces in cities will indicate where possibilities exist to permit urban agriculture as a temporal use of vacant public and of private lands. Local government may lease vacant land/ or derelict urban areas to neighborhood groups or local micro enterprises for gardening and food production. Integrating farming into the built environment has the potential to significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption, improve urban ecology, enhance food safety and security, enrich the lives of city dwellers and conserve building energy. can be highly energy intensive. The tradition of urban farming has been part of our history. It is generally recognized that urban farms will never have the capacity to feed the entire population. Urban farms can, however, fill an important role in a broader effort to create a more sustainable and just food system. “Culture suggests agriculture, but civilization suggests the city
Urban agriculture contribute positively and significantly to food security, where can reduce poverty level and hunger. Urban agriculture can reinforce every household to face food crisis through income generation and quality of food. it make a chance for every household to produce their own food, they have easier to access to quality diet. Food expenditures may also be reduced so they can fulfill the other needs. Therefore it is necessary have new breakthrough to develop urban agriculture in order to enhance the role and contribution, both in developed countries and even more in developing countries
One of the strategies is to encourage farmers to forward crop residues to beneficial industries, instead of just burning them. This is illustrated in the below mentioned review. Best wishes.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315427845_Agricultural_Residues_Wastes_for_Manufacture_of_Paper_Board_and_Miscellaneous_Products_Background_Overview_and_Future_Prospects?_sg=Uu4mwgriwm6wL8ftXpL5UBggMxWBfZLdnE0gR8lNMmTh-fK3gfLEn3bLwrRvsJcAflz1lFUgYF30K-ofvYbpbm0KzDdY0Y-a2v4SLHPD.4stRPO63yIkvIMx1DqCKN-VDQWWyFJkAWRRxRWsUAghOhpup7jYjgG47ZJMXFPGLz3oc9aW6B9i_LZw6DXHkMg
Complex subject. 1) property owners permission. 2) research into areas ordinances, bylaws, state and federal laws. This is just preliminary. Next line of question. What is the condition of the soil in the lot. Based on this answer one could determine what best to grow. Conditions in my area do not allow for the growth of Banana trees. Alternatively, one could bring in soil for beds or containers. Lastly is the question of produce distribution. ei. Open to any that need said or is the produce intended for a select few? If for a select few how would you guard said.
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