Food production out-puts from cities can be significant and since urbanization is on the rise worldwide I would like to learn more specifically what is/are the impact/s of growing food in cities.
At the present time, it may not be significant, but there is huge potential.
There is lot of praise for Cuba meeting a large part of their food requirements from Urban Farming due to isolation and inability to import, but not sure of the reality. In India it is picking up, mainly from a food safety perspective.
Thank you Hamit for sharing those 3 references. I remain optimistic that urban agriculture can offer a lot to fulfill the requirements of producing quality food in the urban environment. Cuba (as Emmanuel pointed out) may be leading the way in this direction by necessity, and I am keeping up with it. I continue to remain interested to learn what is happening with urban agriculture in other countries. Many thanks again!
Urban agriculture may have significant impact on prices of food in the urban area especially in Developing countries as competition will drive down the price. Most food product come from the rural areas, this might mean a fall in rural income. Bust vast opportunities exist for urban agriculture
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