From Seed to Table: Developing urban agriculture value chains

Urban Agriculture Magazine no 24

RUAF team: Marielle Dubbeling, Femke Hoekstra, René van Veenhuizen

Some urban farmers seek to enhance their income by engaging more directly or more efficiently in processing and marketing. But many of these, often poor, urban farmers are not able to sufficiently invest in starting a business, often do not undertake a proper analysis of market demand and tend to choose industries that have low entry costs, such as poultry production and food preparation.

This pattern generally leads to rapid market saturation, low levels of productivity and competition that drives down returns to the business owners (Campbell, 2009). Value chain analysis and value chain development help connecting urban and periurban producers with urban markets in a more sustainable way. In this Magazine you will find examples of different forms of value chains and value chain development in urban agriculture.

Stories:

Editorial – From Seed to Table: Developing urban agriculture value chains

Strengthening Urban Farmer Organisations and Their Marketing Capacities

Vegetable Box Scheme in Cape Town, South Africa

Using Value Chain Analysis to increase the impact of Urban Farming

Distance to the City and Performance of Food Chains in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Market Access for Urban and Periurban Farmers in Yangon

A Comparison of Urban Agriculture and Short Food Chains in Paris and Tunis

Value Chain Development of Avocado in Vietnam

The Learning Alliance on Chain Empowerment; Burka Gudina Cooperative Union in Ethiopia

Urban Agriculture in the Netherlands

Urban Agriculture as Community Engagement in Manchester

Motivations and Barriers to Stakeholder Participation in Local food Value Chains in Phoenix, Arizona

General View on Potato Production in Khartoum State, Sudan

The Role of Farmer Organisations in Marketing Periurban ‘Safe Vegetables’ in Vietnam

Influence of Public Policies on the Urban Production in Piracicaba, Brazil

An Analysis of Markets in Rosario, Argentina

Community Supported Urban Agriculture: The Orti Solidali project in Rome

Promoting Value Chains in Urban Agriculture for Local Development in Quito

Read the complete issue here.