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Urban agriculture in India: A survey of expertise, capacities and recent experience

In some cities, urban agriculture is an important coping strategy for households. Because women often have the responsibility for food procurement for the household, they are frequently involved in urban agricultural production and sales. Urban agriculture presents a number of challenges, including competition for scarce land, degradation of soils, and pollution . | Urban Agriculture in India A survey of expertise capacities and recent experience By Gisele Yasmeen Ph.D Cities Feeding People Series Report 32 CFP Report 32 Urban Agriculture in India A Survey of Expertise Capacities and Recent Experience By Gisele Yasmeen Ph.D. Principal Agora Associates North Vancouver BC Research Associate Sustainable Development Research Institute Institute of Asian Research University of British Columbia gisele@interchange.ubc.ca A Study Commissioned by International Development Research Centre South Asia Regional Office New Delhi India February 5 2001 Table of Contents Table of Contents.Hi Summary.v Acknowledgements.vi Key Urban Agriculture in India Contacts by Place.vii Figure 1 - Map of India and South Asia.xi Introduction.12 Definitional Methodological Issues.12 General Work on Urban Agriculture in India.13 Box 1 The City of Ahmedabad.14 Pollution Health Hazards Associated with UA in India.15 Specific Areas of Capacity.16 Composting Vermiculture.16 Government Agencies.17 Civil Society Organisations.17 Figure 2 Community Composting in Chennai.18 Figure 3 Three-Chambered Compost Shed in Cochin.19 Universities Research Institutes.20 Box 2 A Hubli-Dharwad Study on Urban SWM.20 Private Sector.22 Horticulture.22 Box 3 Vegetable Cultivation and Marketing in Delhi.23 Box 4 Dr. R.T. Doshi s City Farming Initiative Bandra Mumbai.25 Dairying.28 Aquaculture.29 Box 5 Sewage-fed aquaculture in Bangladesh.30 Animal Husbandry.31 Box 6 Pig Farming in Urban Mizoram.31 Other Areas.32 Ornamental Trees Shrubs Plants.32 Box 7 A.N. Yellappa Reddy.32 Sericulture.33 Medicinal Aromatic Ornamental Plants.33 Food Processing.33 Box 8 TIDE S Biomass-fuelled Drying Schemes.34 Marketing Distribution.35 Research Training.36 Pest Management.36 Safety Hygiene.36 Conclusions.37 .