tailieunhanh - 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 Cities Feeding People Series Report 32 CFP Report 32 Urban Agriculture in India A Survey of Expertise Capacities and Recent Experience By Gisele Yasmeen . Principal Agora Associates North Vancouver BC Research Associate Sustainable Development Research Institute Institute of Asian Research University of British Columbia gisele@ A Study Commissioned by International Development Research Centre South Asia Regional Office New Delhi India February 5 2001 Table of Contents Table of Key Urban Agriculture in India Contacts by Figure 1 - Map of India and South Definitional Methodological General Work on Urban Agriculture in Box 1 The City of Pollution Health Hazards Associated with UA in Specific Areas of Composting Government Civil Society Figure 2 Community Composting in Figure 3 Three-Chambered Compost Shed in Universities Research Box 2 A Hubli-Dharwad Study on Urban Private Box 3 Vegetable Cultivation and Marketing in Box 4 Dr. . Doshi s City Farming Initiative Bandra Box 5 Sewage-fed aquaculture in Animal Box 6 Pig Farming in Urban Other Ornamental Trees Shrubs Box 7 . Yellappa Medicinal Aromatic Ornamental Food Box 8 TIDE S Biomass-fuelled Drying Marketing Research Pest Safety .