National Geographic: Urban Farming Is Growing a Green Future
Photograph by Pilar Olivares, Reuters.
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Farming to Survive. In many poor urban neighborhoods, people have long had to grow some of their own food or tend livestock. Pigs can be kept without a lot of space, and they can eat scraps and garbage. This pen in Pamplona Alta shantytown in Lima, Peru, helps feed a low-income family.
Farming Caracas. Photograph by Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters. More than 20 different types of vegetables are grown in “Bolivar 1,” an organic garden in the city of Caracas, Venezuela.
Waste and smells can be a problem, which is why many cities have historically moved to ban animal husbandry within their borders. However, rising awareness of hygiene has helped persuade some officials to loosen some restrictions, especially on chickens.
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I believe Urban Agriculture is on the right path of educating urban residents to value producing food for self consumption as well as making urban residents aware of where their good come from. I believe this approach is positive because the best way to assist people is to empower them to take the initiative and make the necessary change in the life or ways of life. This could actually help reduce industrialization of food production. I just work on a proposal to promote UA in Liberia, West Africa. How and where can I get some assistance to implement my program?
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