Urban agriculture in Cuba.

By Neeraja Havaligi
Doctoral Candidate (in natural resource management focusing on agrobiodiveristy conservation and climate change.)
AkamaiUniversity
diversityoflife@gmail.com
Paper for the KLIMA 2009 conference in Berlin

Abstract

Urban Agriculture has a definite role in food security in the cities. This paper will explore the extent to which urban agriculture contributes to food security in the cities with examples from different parts of the world. The paper will explore the potential of urban agriculture in biodiversity conservation in urban and periurban areas, its role in reducing the C foot print of agriculture, urban food needs and generation of organic waste. The potential for urban agriculture in securing C credits for the cities will also be explored here.

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